diff --git a/content/en/docs/setup/independent/install-kubeadm.md b/content/en/docs/setup/independent/install-kubeadm.md
index 676f2d3b9e..9197c10754 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/setup/independent/install-kubeadm.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/setup/independent/install-kubeadm.md
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ systemctl enable --now kubelet
     EOF
     sysctl --system
     ```
+  - Make sure that the `br_netfilter` module is loaded before this step. This can be done by running `lsmod | grep br_netfilter`. To load it explicitly call `modprobe br_netfilter`.
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 Install CNI plugins (required for most pod network):