diff --git a/README b/README
index 772aaa91..42c93798 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ Installation
 ------------
 Edit config.mk to match your local setup. wmii is installed into
 the /usr/local hierarchy by default. If your system is Mac OS X,
-then remove the '-static' flag in cmd/Makefile.
+then remove the '-static' flag in cmd/Makefile. If your system is
+Solaris, grep recursively for 'Solaris' and uncomment all occurences
+to make wmii compile or ask Sun to make their system POSIX compliant.
 
 Afterwards enter the following command to build and install wmii (if
 necessary as root):