diff --git a/docs/domains/sparse_linear_algebra.rst b/docs/domains/sparse_linear_algebra.rst
index eb39bd3f1..f1328c652 100644
--- a/docs/domains/sparse_linear_algebra.rst
+++ b/docs/domains/sparse_linear_algebra.rst
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ Known limitations as of Intel oneMKL product release 2024.1:
   ``oneapi::mkl::transpose::conjtrans`` and has the
   ``oneapi::mkl::sparse::matrix_property::symmetric`` property will throw an
   ``oneapi::mkl::unimplemented`` exception.
+- Scalar parameters ``alpha`` and ``beta`` should be host pointers to prevent
+  synchronizations and copies to the host.