It is proved that the duality map 〈,〉:(ℓ∞, weak)×((ℓ∞)*, weak*)→R is not Borel. More generally, the evaluation e:(C)(K),× K→R, e(f, x) = f(x), is not Borel for any function space C(K) on a compact F‐space. It is also shown that a non‐coincidence of norm‐Borel and weak‐Borel sets in a function space does not imply that the duality map is non‐Borel.