diff --git a/modules/virt-configuring-selinux-hpp-on-rhcos8.adoc b/modules/virt-configuring-selinux-hpp-on-rhcos8.adoc
index d293f4489e..2199061bf8 100644
--- a/modules/virt-configuring-selinux-hpp-on-rhcos8.adoc
+++ b/modules/virt-configuring-selinux-hpp-on-rhcos8.adoc
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ You must configure SELinux before you create the `HostPathProvisioner` custom re
 ====
 The backing directory must not be located in the filesystem's root directory because the `/` partition is read-only on {op-system}. For example, you can use `/var/<directory_name>` but not `/<directory_name>`.
 ====
-
++
+[WARNING]
+====
+If you select a directory that shares space with your operating system, you might exhaust the space on that partition and your node might become non-functional. Create a separate partition and point the hostpath provisioner to the separate partition to avoid interference with your operating system.
+====
 
 .Procedure
 
diff --git a/modules/virt-using-hostpath-provisioner.adoc b/modules/virt-using-hostpath-provisioner.adoc
index 3b252b8be7..468d4fad1e 100644
--- a/modules/virt-using-hostpath-provisioner.adoc
+++ b/modules/virt-using-hostpath-provisioner.adoc
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ To deploy the hostpath provisioner and enable your virtual machines to use local
 ====
 The backing directory must not be located in the filesystem's root directory because the `/` partition is read-only on {op-system-first}. For example, you can use `/var/<directory_name>` but not `/<directory_name>`.
 ====
++
+[WARNING]
+====
+If you select a directory that shares space with your operating system, you might exhaust the space on that partition and your node becomes non-functional. Create a separate partition and point the hostpath provisioner to the separate partition to avoid interference with your operating system.
+====
 
 * Apply the SELinux context `container_file_t` to the PV backing directory on each node. For example:
 +