diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ # DEVELOPER INSTRUCTIONS
 If you want to create a build of youtube-dl yourself, you'll need
 
 * python
-* make
+* make (both GNU make and BSD make are supported)
 * pandoc
 * zip
 * nosetests