diff --git a/README.mingw.md b/README.mingw.md
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@@ -40,14 +40,17 @@ a few different ways to build and test HarfBuzz for Windows.
 
 3. Install dependencies.
 
+First, make sure you do not have the mingw32 harfbuzz package, as that will
+override our own build:
+
+  - Fedora, 32bit: `dnf remove mingw32-harfbuzz`
+  - Fedora, 64bit: `dnf remove mingw64-harfbuzz`
+
+Then install the actual dependencies:
+
   - Fedora, 32bit: `dnf install mingw32-glib2 mingw32-cairo mingw32-freetype`
   - Fedora, 64bit: `dnf install mingw64-glib2 mingw64-cairo mingw64-freetype`
 
-Or you could simply pull them all in one go with:
-
-  - Fedora, 32bit: `dnf install mingw32-harfbuzz`
-  - Fedora, 64bit: `dnf install mingw64-harfbuzz`
-
 If you cannot find these packages for your distribution, or you are on macOS,
 you can skip to the next step, as meson will automatically download and build
 the dependencies for you.