diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim.vim
index e3b4dafbd..b9249daff 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim.vim
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ let g:spacevim_filemanager             = 'vimfiler'
 " The default plugin manager of SpaceVim, dein, neobundle or vim-plug. by
 " default it is dein.
 let g:spacevim_plugin_manager          = 'dein'  " neobundle or dein or vim-plug
+""
+" Enable/Disable checkinstall on SpaceVim startup. by default is 0.
+"
+" To enable it: >
+"   let g:spacevim_checkinstall = 1
+" <
 let g:spacevim_checkinstall            = 0
 let g:spacevim_hiddenfileinfo          = 1
 let g:spacevim_plugin_groups_exclude   = []
diff --git a/doc/SpaceVim.txt b/doc/SpaceVim.txt
index 4c86a9b74..446227d41 100644
--- a/doc/SpaceVim.txt
+++ b/doc/SpaceVim.txt
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ The default file manager of SpaceVim.
 The default plugin manager of SpaceVim, dein, neobundle or vim-plug. by
 default it is dein.
 
+                                                     *g:spacevim_checkinstall*
+Enable/Disable checkinstall on SpaceVim startup. by default is 0.
+
+To enable it:
+>
+  let g:spacevim_checkinstall = 1
+<
+
                                                     *g:spacevim_plugin_groups*
 groups of plugins should be loaded.