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diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
index 0f98876d3f..eb8442c622 100644
--- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ and high performance of small packets, BIOS setting changes may be needed.
 Consult the section on :ref:`Enabling Additional Functionality <Enabling_Additional_Functionality>`
 for more information on the required changes.
 
+.. note::
+
+   If UEFI secure boot is enabled, the Linux kernel may disallow the use of
+   UIO on the system. Therefore, devices for use by DPDK should be bound to the
+   ``vfio-pci`` kernel module rather than ``igb_uio`` or ``uio_pci_generic``.
+   For more details see :ref:`linux_gsg_binding_kernel`.
+
 Compilation of the DPDK
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