diff --git a/README.vim.md b/README.vim.md
index 85535d2..b4870e0 100644
--- a/README.vim.md
+++ b/README.vim.md
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@
       -- the first package source that is found for a plugin will be used.
       sources = {
         "lazy",
-        "rockspec",
+        "rockspec", -- will only be used when rocks.enabled is true
         "packspec",
       },
     },
     rocks = {
+      enabled = true,
       root = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy-rocks",
       server = "https://nvim-neorocks.github.io/rocks-binaries/",
     },
diff --git a/doc/lazy.nvim.txt b/doc/lazy.nvim.txt
index 22e4d4b..ab6a6f4 100644
--- a/doc/lazy.nvim.txt
+++ b/doc/lazy.nvim.txt
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@ Table of Contents                                *lazy.nvim-table-of-contents*
             -- the first package source that is found for a plugin will be used.
             sources = {
               "lazy",
-              "rockspec",
+              "rockspec", -- will only be used when rocks.enabled is true
               "packspec",
             },
           },
           rocks = {
+            enabled = true,
             root = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy-rocks",
             server = "https://nvim-neorocks.github.io/rocks-binaries/",
           },