diff --git a/include/mbedtls/x509_crl.h b/include/mbedtls/x509_crl.h
index 895eca0..1405021 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/x509_crl.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/x509_crl.h
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
 /**
  * \brief          Parse a DER-encoded CRL and append it to the chained list
  *
+ * \note           If #MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO is enabled, the PSA crypto
+ *                 subsystem must have been initialized by calling
+ *                 psa_crypto_init() before calling this function.
+ *
  * \param chain    points to the start of the chain
  * \param buf      buffer holding the CRL data in DER format
  * \param buflen   size of the buffer
@@ -109,6 +113,10 @@
  *
  * \note           Multiple CRLs are accepted only if using PEM format
  *
+ * \note           If #MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO is enabled, the PSA crypto
+ *                 subsystem must have been initialized by calling
+ *                 psa_crypto_init() before calling this function.
+ *
  * \param chain    points to the start of the chain
  * \param buf      buffer holding the CRL data in PEM or DER format
  * \param buflen   size of the buffer
@@ -124,6 +132,10 @@
  *
  * \note           Multiple CRLs are accepted only if using PEM format
  *
+ * \note           If #MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO is enabled, the PSA crypto
+ *                 subsystem must have been initialized by calling
+ *                 psa_crypto_init() before calling this function.
+ *
  * \param chain    points to the start of the chain
  * \param path     filename to read the CRLs from (in PEM or DER encoding)
  *