diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index bab1e0a1..11828ac4 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+If you checked out from the repository, make sure
+you have *libtool* installed, then run
+
+1. ./autogen.sh
+
+2. ./configure --enable-debug=yes
+
+3. make
+
+If you obtained midori in the form of a release tarball,
+you need to perform the following steps in order to
+build and install the program.
+
 1. Unpack the archive.
 
 2. Check build options with