diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ Install development tools and CMake:
 
     sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake
 
+**Note:** On older systems (e.g. Ubuntu 14.04) you may run into compilation 
+issues with `cmake`. Therefore, install the following instead:
+
+    sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake3
+
 Make sure you have Python headers installed:
 
     sudo apt-get install python-dev python3-dev