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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index a21e65d9f1..c703d2ef78 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PREREQUISITES
make is not GNU make, you need to define the GNUMAKE environment
variable to the name of GNU make, typically with this command:
- export GNUMAKE=gnumake
+ export GNUMAKE=gmake
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ Fix: do not pass the -j option to make, and be patient.
* The Makefiles use the "include" directive, which is not supported by
all versions of make. Use GNU make if this is a problem.
+* Solaris make mishandles a space in our Makefiles, so you have to use GNU
+make to build on Solaris.
+
* The Makefiles assume that make executes commands by calling /bin/sh. They
won't work if /bin/csh is called instead. You may have to unset the SHELL
environment variable, or set it to /bin/sh.