diff --git a/README b/README
index 0d24ef60..3e4e6ae5 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Dependencies:
 
 Basic *nix build instructions:
 	./autogen.sh
-	./configure
+	CFLAGS="-O3 -Wall -msse2" ./configure
 	make
 
 Basic WIN32 build instructions (on Fedora 13; requires mingw32):