diff --git a/examples/models/llama/export_llama_lib.py b/examples/models/llama/export_llama_lib.py
index 64cbc9e23af..2553f82139a 100644
--- a/examples/models/llama/export_llama_lib.py
+++ b/examples/models/llama/export_llama_lib.py
@@ -816,6 +816,10 @@ def _to_edge_and_lower_llama(  # noqa: C901
         modelname = f"coreml_{modelname}"
 
     if args.qnn:
+        logging.warning(
+            "The model definition in current repro is not performant, please refer to the instruction"
+            " in https://github.com/pytorch/executorch/tree/main/examples/qualcomm/oss_scripts/llama/README.md for better performance."
+        )
         from executorch.extension.llm.custom_ops import model_sharding
 
         partitioners.append(