diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,12 +18,21 @@ apt-get update
 apt-get -y install git build-essential libsnmp-dev
 ```
 
+
 Download and extract the tarball from https://github.com/NETWAYS/check_interfaces/releases
 
 ```
 ./configure --libexecdir=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins
 ```
 
+or clone this repository and regenerate the autoconf scripts
+
+```
+autoreconf
+./configure --libexecdir=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins
+```
+
+
 Running "make" should successfully compile the plugin, and "make install" will install them under
 the configured path.