diff --git a/README b/README
index eb10688544a..c249abcb90b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ To build the source code, you must install the following:
 - libatomic-ops-dev
 - libboost-program-options-dev
 - libboost-thread-dev
-
+- libexpat1-dev
 
 
 For example:
 
-	$ apt-get install automake autoconf automake gcc g++ libboost-dev libedit-dev libssl-dev libtool libfcgi libfcgi-dev libfuse-dev linux-kernel-headers libcrypto++-dev libaio-dev libgoogle-perftools-dev libkeyutils-dev uuid-dev libatomic-ops-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-thread-dev
+	$ apt-get install automake autoconf automake gcc g++ libboost-dev libedit-dev libssl-dev libtool libfcgi libfcgi-dev libfuse-dev linux-kernel-headers libcrypto++-dev libaio-dev libgoogle-perftools-dev libkeyutils-dev uuid-dev libatomic-ops-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-thread-dev libexpat1-dev