diff --git a/src/docs/detecting-classes-in-source-files.mdx b/src/docs/detecting-classes-in-source-files.mdx
index 7e96ce965..fc0155b2e 100644
--- a/src/docs/detecting-classes-in-source-files.mdx
+++ b/src/docs/detecting-classes-in-source-files.mdx
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ As long as you always use complete class names in your code, Tailwind will gener
 Tailwind will scan every file in your project for class names, except in the following cases:
 
 - Files that are in your `.gitignore` file
+- Files in the `node_modules` directory
 - Binary files like images, videos, or zip files
 - CSS files
 - Common package manager lock files