diff --git a/contrib/slime/README.org b/contrib/slime/README.org
index 1a5fda793..361ea791b 100644
--- a/contrib/slime/README.org
+++ b/contrib/slime/README.org
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ A Spacemacs contribution layer for [[https://github.com/slime/slime][SLIME]].
 
 * Install
 
+If you have previously installed slime in any other way, it is recomended that you uninstall it before proceeding. You should clean up any config files tied to slime that are left behind as well. Linux users can just purge the slime package if it was a distribution install.
+
 To use this contribution, add it to your =~/.spacemacs=
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp