diff --git a/addons/flannel/0.24.2/install.sh b/addons/flannel/0.24.2/install.sh
index 7753b54fec..80f7da601a 100644
--- a/addons/flannel/0.24.2/install.sh
+++ b/addons/flannel/0.24.2/install.sh
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ function flannel_install_ethtool_service() {
     local src="$1"
 
     logStep "Installing flannel ethtool service"
+    logStep "Disabling TCP checksum offloading on flannel interface for VMWare VMXNET3 NICs"
 
     cp "$src/flannel-ethtool.service" /etc/systemd/system/flannel-ethtool.service
 
diff --git a/addons/flannel/template/base/install.sh b/addons/flannel/template/base/install.sh
index e20ddc5b73..5d04926fa1 100644
--- a/addons/flannel/template/base/install.sh
+++ b/addons/flannel/template/base/install.sh
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ function flannel_install_ethtool_service() {
     local src="$1"
 
     logStep "Installing flannel ethtool service"
+    logStep "Disabling TCP checksum offloading on flannel interface for VMWare VMXNET3 NICs"
 
     cp "$src/flannel-ethtool.service" /etc/systemd/system/flannel-ethtool.service