diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29eec678bf2136ff371e96bafbeef5e9de8c9dd4..5f3785d64db130a13903f1531989be8dfd748756 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ manually, or send us a patch.
 
 ```
   git clone git@0xacab.org:leap/bitmask-vpn.git && cd bitmask-vpn
-  sudo make depends
+  sudo make depends  # do not use sudo in osx 
   make build
 ```