diff --git a/modules/gnu-utility/README.md b/modules/gnu-utility/README.md
index ffef8c1c..1b9edec2 100644
--- a/modules/gnu-utility/README.md
+++ b/modules/gnu-utility/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ utilities will be broken.
 However, for interactive use, prefixed commands can be wrapped in their
 non-prefixed counterparts.
 
+This module must be loaded **before** the *alias* module.
+
 Settings
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