diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 888a40179d1e934121fdcb109f1b5536166b1aa0..ff9b9aa3dc88207132de559690f2b43f8bbee4bb 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Quickstart version for users:
 1) tar xvf it, and then cd into the directory.
 2) ./configure
 3) make
-4) make install
+4) make install (as root)
 5) tor (if it doesn't work, give it the whole path or fix your path)
   You don't need to run this as root, and you probably shouldn't.
   (If you're having problems, try running it with "-l info" to get