diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 687b57260eb..0abd38d91e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ On Debian-based Linuxes:
 ``` sh
 sudo apt-get install autoconf2.13 curl freeglut3-dev libtool \
     libfreetype6-dev libgl1-mesa-dri libglib2.0-dev xorg-dev \
-    msttcorefonts gperf
+    msttcorefonts gperf g++
 ```
 
 On Debian-based Linuxes (cross-compilation for Android):