diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 47a9353..4386143 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,13 @@ Unless you're a cool hackerman, the easiest way to get `libudev`, `libevdev`, an
 
 ```bash
 # e.g: on ubuntu
-sudo apt install libevdev-dev libhidapi-dev libudev-dev librust-libdbus-sys-dev
+sudo apt install libevdev-dev libhidapi-dev libudev-dev
+```
+
+On certain Ubuntu distros, you may also need to install the `librust-libdbus-sys-dev` package:
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install librust-libdbus-sys-dev
 ```
 
 Once those are installed, `surface-dial-daemon` can be built using the standard `cargo build` flow.