diff --git a/doc/source/install/controller-install-obs.rst b/doc/source/install/controller-install-obs.rst
index be4a4a4c872..99b46e5aa14 100755
--- a/doc/source/install/controller-install-obs.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/controller-install-obs.rst
@@ -230,6 +230,13 @@ such as credentials to instances.
 Configure the Compute service to use the Networking service
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 
+.. note::
+
+      The Nova compute service must be installed to complete this step.
+      For more details see the compute install guide found under the
+      `Installation Guides` section of the
+      `docs website <https://docs.openstack.org>`_.
+
 * Edit the ``/etc/nova/nova.conf`` file and perform the following actions:
 
   * In the ``[neutron]`` section, configure access parameters, enable the
diff --git a/doc/source/install/controller-install-rdo.rst b/doc/source/install/controller-install-rdo.rst
index 846924bee23..1e87fc90db6 100755
--- a/doc/source/install/controller-install-rdo.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/controller-install-rdo.rst
@@ -230,6 +230,13 @@ such as credentials to instances.
 Configure the Compute service to use the Networking service
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 
+.. note::
+
+      The Nova compute service must be installed to complete this step.
+      For more details see the compute install guide found under the
+      `Installation Guides` section of the
+      `docs website <https://docs.openstack.org>`_.
+
 * Edit the ``/etc/nova/nova.conf`` file and perform the following actions:
 
   * In the ``[neutron]`` section, configure access parameters, enable the
diff --git a/doc/source/install/controller-install-ubuntu.rst b/doc/source/install/controller-install-ubuntu.rst
index 9395b29aaf6..5d8c90b801b 100755
--- a/doc/source/install/controller-install-ubuntu.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/controller-install-ubuntu.rst
@@ -230,6 +230,13 @@ such as credentials to instances.
 Configure the Compute service to use the Networking service
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 
+.. note::
+
+      The Nova compute service must be installed to complete this step.
+      For more details see the compute install guide found under the
+      `Installation Guides` section of the
+      `docs website <https://docs.openstack.org>`_.
+
 * Edit the ``/etc/nova/nova.conf`` file and perform the following actions:
 
   * In the ``[neutron]`` section, configure access parameters, enable the