diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ad6bbec..f0bdbf19 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ preparation:
 ```
 $ pacman -S base-devel mingw-w64-i686-toolchain autoconf automake mingw-w64-i686-SDL2 mingw-w64-i686-gtk2
 ```
-build:
+build (from a mingw32.exe prompt):
 ```
 $ cd macemu/BasiliskII/src/Windows
 $ ../Unix/autogen.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ $ make
 ##### MinGW32/MSYS2
 preparation: same as BasiliskII  
   
-build:
+build (from a mingw32.exe prompt):
 ```
 $ cd macemu/SheepShaver
 $ make links