diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema/cosine.schema b/servers/slapd/schema/cosine.schema
index 4dfa170e3e..ec42013737 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema/cosine.schema
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema/cosine.schema
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 # Note: It seems that the pilot schema evolved beyond what was
 # described in RFC1274.  However, this document attempts to describes
 # RFC1274 as published. 
+#
+# Depends on core.schema
 
 
 # Network Working Group                                          P. Barker
diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema/nis.schema b/servers/slapd/schema/nis.schema
index 68f19f01d5..a2f35a7240 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema/nis.schema
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema/nis.schema
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # Definitions from RFC2307 (Experimental)
 #	An Approach for Using LDAP as a Network Information Service
 
+# Depends upon core.schema and cosine.schema
+
 # Note: The definitions in RFC2307 are given in syntaxes closely related
 # to those in RFC2252, however, some liberties are taken that are not
 # supported by RFC2252.  This file has been written following RFC2252