diff --git a/2-IOC-deployment.md b/2-IOC-deployment.md
index d2b298d4b113f0c47dd3229033f4d738be8e1592..c5dd51fca83dc311e355006b0d2c1334e96b87fb 100644
--- a/2-IOC-deployment.md
+++ b/2-IOC-deployment.md
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ $ echo "undefine SOFTGLUEZYNQ" > configure/RELEASE.local
 $ make distclean
 $ make
 ```
+Note: we do a distclean before rebuilding because support is being removed from the IOC.
 
 #### 2.11.4 Run the IOC