diff --git a/doc/source/reference/networking/dpdk.rst b/doc/source/reference/networking/dpdk.rst
index e0e1e19532e73a22df9cef1c64e39f52b0fe1543..bb6776d2afcbef7a11880ecd7a6d7939aedbbb78 100644
--- a/doc/source/reference/networking/dpdk.rst
+++ b/doc/source/reference/networking/dpdk.rst
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ To enable ovs-dpdk, add the following configuration to
    tunnel_interface: "dpdk_bridge"
    neutron_bridge_name: "dpdk_bridge"
 
+.. note::
+
+   Kolla doesn't support ovs-dpdk for RHEL-based distros due to the lack
+   of a suitable package.
+
 Unlike standard Open vSwitch deployments, the interface specified by
 neutron_external_interface should have an ip address assigned.
 The ip address assigned to neutron_external_interface will be moved to