diff --git a/finn-rtllib/memstream/doc/README b/finn-rtllib/memstream/doc/README
index fefa531bd2113b534f70d1b5fa7d0f5761b50d9d..f4f99542cf6daed25736cd22e9d4a2e2d1a2607c 100644
--- a/finn-rtllib/memstream/doc/README
+++ b/finn-rtllib/memstream/doc/README
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+IMPORTANT: After using AXI lite to either read or write the weights,
+always "flush" the accelerator by first passing a dummy input
+vector through the accelerator. This will get rid of any old
+weight data from the weight FIFOs.
 
 Memory Streamer Address Map
 
@@ -37,6 +41,5 @@ C        | N/A
 
 To perform a write to mem[0], the AXI master writes to AXI Addr 0,4,8 in any
 order, then writes to AXI Addr 0xC to commit the write. To read mem[1][63:32],
-the AXI master reads from AXI Addr 0x14. The words of mem can be written to or 
+the AXI master reads from AXI Addr 0x14. The words of mem can be written to or
 read from in any order.
-
diff --git a/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/streamingfclayer_batch.py b/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/streamingfclayer_batch.py
index cdb5c7727de76e44e0f913ac81852b6b5a092ccf..1fa023640229d3372276bd11ee838ac1cf1256b1 100644
--- a/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/streamingfclayer_batch.py
+++ b/src/finn/custom_op/fpgadataflow/streamingfclayer_batch.py
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ class StreamingFCLayer_Batch(HLSCustomOp):
             # (mem_mode = decoupled only) whether weights will be writable through
             # an AXI-lite interface during runtime
             # 1 for enabled, 0 for disabled.
+            # see finn-rtllib/memstream/doc/README for more about the memory
+            # address map used for writable weights
+            # IMPORTANT: After using AXI lite to either read or write the weights,
+            # always "flush" the accelerator by first passing a dummy input
+            # vector through the accelerator. This will get rid of any old
+            # weight data from the weight FIFOs.
             "runtime_writeable_weights": ("i", False, 0),
         }
         my_attrs.update(super().get_nodeattr_types())