diff --git a/desktop_version/README.md b/desktop_version/README.md
index 7676a8b8..dddea261 100644
--- a/desktop_version/README.md
+++ b/desktop_version/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ VVVVVV's official desktop versions are built with the following environments:
 
 The engine depends solely on [SDL2](https://libsdl.org/) and
 [SDL2_mixer](https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/). All other dependencies
-are statically linked into the engine. The libs for Windows can be downloaded
-from their respective websites, Linux and macOS developers should compile from
-source.
+are statically linked into the engine. The development libraries for Windows can
+be downloaded from their respective websites, Linux and macOS developers should
+compile and install from source.
 
 Steamworks support is included and the DLL is loaded dynamically, you do not
 need the SDK headers and there is no special Steam or non-Steam version. The