diff --git a/docs/r/compute_instance.html.markdown b/docs/r/compute_instance.html.markdown
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--- a/docs/r/compute_instance.html.markdown
+++ b/docs/r/compute_instance.html.markdown
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `description` - (Optional) A brief description of this resource.
 
 * `deletion_protection` - (Optional) Enable deletion protection on this instance. Defaults to false.
+    **Note:** you must disable deletion protection before removing the resource (e.g., via `terraform destroy`), or the instance cannot be deleted and the Terraform run will not complete successfully.
 
 * `guest_accelerator` - (Optional) List of the type and count of accelerator cards attached to the instance. Structure documented below.