diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5bffe044e0b..80c6bd2cd6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ sudo apt install git curl autoconf libx11-dev libfreetype6-dev libgl1-mesa-dri \
     libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev autoconf2.13 llvm-dev
 ```
 
-Additionally, you'll need a local copy of GStreamer with a version later than 12.0. You can place it in `support/linux/gstreamer/gst`, or run `./mach bootstrap-gstreamer` to set it up.
+Additionally, you'll need a local copy of GStreamer with a version later than 16.2. You can place it in `support/linux/gstreamer/gst`, or run `./mach bootstrap-gstreamer` to set it up. On **Ubuntu 20.04LTS**, you can use the system GStreamer if you install the necessary packages:
+``` sh
+sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-nice gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad
+```
 
 If you are using **Ubuntu 16.04** or **Linux Mint 18.*** run `export HARFBUZZ_SYS_NO_PKG_CONFIG=1` before building to avoid an error with harfbuzz.