diff --git a/expat/README b/expat/README
index bc21ff3b..533671d2 100644
--- a/expat/README
+++ b/expat/README
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ when using GCC, you can use:
 
 Note for Solaris users:  The "ar" command is usually located in
 "/usr/ccs/bin", which is not in the default PATH.  You will need to
-add this to your path for the "make" command.  If you're using ksh or
-bash, use this command to build:
+add this to your path for the "make" command, and probably also switch
+to GNU make (the "make" found in /usr/ccs/bin does not seem to work
+properly).  If you're using ksh or bash, use this command to build:
 
 	PATH=/usr/ccs/bin:$PATH make