diff --git a/docs/examples/README b/docs/examples/README
index 20d53b3bb..abaee9c0d 100644
--- a/docs/examples/README
+++ b/docs/examples/README
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ advantage of libcurl.
 If you end up with other small but still useful example sources, please mail
 them for submission in future packages and on the web site.
 
+The Makefile.example is an example makefile that could be used to build these
+examples. Just edit the file according to your system and requirements first.
+
 Try the php/examples/ directory for PHP programming snippets!
+