diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f6c5e72..07f64e0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,11 +84,12 @@ need **autoconf**, **automake**, **libtool** and **pkgconfig**.
 If compiling from the packaged source, unpack the tarball and change to the
 resulting directory.
 
-If compiling from a checked out repository, run `./bootstrap` first to
-create `configure` and other required files.
+If compiling from a checked out repository, please make sure you've got the submodules  
+cloned too (use `git clone --recursive https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xrdp`)
 
 Then run following commands to compile and install xrdp:
-```
+```bash
+./bootstrap
 ./configure
 make
 sudo make install