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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This project is Licensed under the [GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.
 
 ritfetch only runs on systems with `curl` installed
 
-Make sure to have `gcc` and `make` installed, and then run
+Make sure to have `gcc` and `make` (`gmake` for bsd) installed, and then run
 
 ```shell
 $ make # compiles the program