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diff --git a/absl/base/attributes.h b/absl/base/attributes.h
index f180cd77..00aad489 100644
--- a/absl/base/attributes.h
+++ b/absl/base/attributes.h
@@ -401,6 +401,9 @@
//
// Tells the compiler to warn about unused results.
//
+// For code or headers that are assured to only build with C++17 and up, prefer
+// just using the standard `[[nodiscard]]` directly over this macro.
+//
// When annotating a function, it must appear as the first part of the
// declaration or definition. The compiler will warn if the return value from
// such a function is unused:
@@ -427,9 +430,10 @@
// https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=66425
//
// Note: past advice was to place the macro after the argument list.
-#if ABSL_HAVE_ATTRIBUTE(nodiscard)
-#define ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT [[nodiscard]]
-#elif defined(__clang__) && ABSL_HAVE_ATTRIBUTE(warn_unused_result)
+//
+// TODO(b/176172494): Use ABSL_HAVE_CPP_ATTRIBUTE(nodiscard) when all code is
+// compliant with the stricter [[nodiscard]].
+#if defined(__clang__) && ABSL_HAVE_ATTRIBUTE(warn_unused_result)
#define ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT __attribute__((warn_unused_result))
#else
#define ABSL_MUST_USE_RESULT