diff --git a/drivers/at86rf2xx/include/at86rf2xx_internal.h b/drivers/at86rf2xx/include/at86rf2xx_internal.h
index 44694c87af60b3fe2f740635e4f3af0828daead1..ef65570c4911802ca9105415f9db202e8cdbeae8 100644
--- a/drivers/at86rf2xx/include/at86rf2xx_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/at86rf2xx/include/at86rf2xx_internal.h
@@ -163,10 +163,18 @@ void at86rf2xx_hardware_reset(at86rf2xx_t *dev);
  */
 void at86rf2xx_configure_phy(at86rf2xx_t *dev);
 
-#if defined MODULE_AT86RF233 || defined MODULE_AT86RF231
+#if defined(MODULE_AT86RF233) || defined(MODULE_AT86RF231) || defined(DOXYGEN)
 /**
  * @brief   Read random data from the RNG
  *
+ * @note    According to the data sheet this function only works properly in
+ *          Basic Operation Mode. However, sporadic testing has shown that even
+ *          in Extended Operation Mode this returns random enough data to be
+ *          used as a seed for @ref sys_random if no cryptographically secure
+ *          randomness is required.
+ *          Any further use-case needs to be evaluated, especially if
+ *          crypto-relevant randomness is required.
+ *
  * @param[in] dev       device to configure
  * @param[out] data     buffer to copy the random data to
  * @param[in]  len      number of random bytes to store in data