diff --git a/docs/msw/install.txt b/docs/msw/install.txt
index f24255f2e3..7c3d96a1ad 100644
--- a/docs/msw/install.txt
+++ b/docs/msw/install.txt
@@ -355,9 +355,10 @@ provide Unix-like tools that you'll need to build wxWindows using configure.
 Using makefiles directly
 ------------------------
 
-NOTE: The makefile are for compilation under Cygwin, MSYS, or
+NOTE: The makefile are for compilation under Cygwin, or
       command.com/cmd.exe, they won't work in other environments
-      (such as UNIX)
+      (such as UNIX or Unix-like, e.g. MSYS, you have to use configure
+      instead)
 
 Here are the steps required using the provided makefiles: