diff --git a/docs/getting_started/getting_started.rst b/docs/getting_started/getting_started.rst
index 01d62cb0..f78c379a 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started/getting_started.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ with the `rio` accessor. The `rio` accessor is activated by importing rioxarray
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-    import rioxarray
+    import rioxarray  # noqa: F401
+
+Importing rioxarray registers the ``rio`` accessor, even though the module is not
+used directly in this example. The ``# noqa: F401`` comment keeps linters from
+removing the import as unused.
 
 
 You can learn how to `clip`, `merge`, and `reproject` rasters in the :ref:`usage_examples`