diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index d6d9e26d..04ffd9ad 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -121,8 +121,13 @@ func (r *Revid) Bitrate() int {
 	return r.bitrate
 }
 
-// GetConfigRef returns a pointer to the revidInst's Config struct object
-func (r *Revid) GetConfigRef() *Config {
+// Config returns the Revid's config.
+func (r *Revid) Config() *Config {
+	// FIXME(kortschak): This is a massive footgun and should not exist.
+	// Since the config's fields are accessed in running goroutines, any
+	// mutation is a data race. With bad luck a data race is possible by
+	// reading the returned value since it is possible for the running
+	// Ravid to mutate the config it holds.
 	return &r.config
 }