diff --git a/examples/arm/super_resolution_example_vgf/model_export/README.md b/examples/arm/super_resolution_example_vgf/model_export/README.md
index 9489327ed1b..fcab77b1af7 100644
--- a/examples/arm/super_resolution_example_vgf/model_export/README.md
+++ b/examples/arm/super_resolution_example_vgf/model_export/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ The concrete quick-demo commands below use the pinned revision currently cached
 for `caidas/swin2SR-classical-sr-x2-64`:
 `cee1c923c6a37361c6e5650b65dcf4be821e5d52`.
 
+If you choose another checkpoint, use a source you trust and weights saved in
+safetensors format. Pickle-based weights are not supported.
+
 ### FP export
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/examples/arm/super_resolution_example_vgf/model_export/common.py b/examples/arm/super_resolution_example_vgf/model_export/common.py
index 617d5575402..631fb53165a 100644
--- a/examples/arm/super_resolution_example_vgf/model_export/common.py
+++ b/examples/arm/super_resolution_example_vgf/model_export/common.py
@@ -277,12 +277,14 @@ def _load_checkpointed_swin2sr(
         model = Swin2SRForImageSuperResolution.from_pretrained(  # nosec B615
             checkpoint,
             local_files_only=local_files_only,
+            use_safetensors=True,
         ).eval()
     else:
         model = Swin2SRForImageSuperResolution.from_pretrained(  # nosec B615
             checkpoint,
             revision=checkpoint_revision,
             local_files_only=local_files_only,
+            use_safetensors=True,
         ).eval()
     return Swin2SRWrapper(model)