diff --git a/build/cmake/README.md b/build/cmake/README.md
index 022e61688..4c9d3a08b 100644
--- a/build/cmake/README.md
+++ b/build/cmake/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ target_link_libraries(
     PRIVATE
     libzstd_static
 )
+
+# On windows and macos this is needed
+target_include_directories(
+    ${PROJECT_NAME}
+    PRIVATE
+    ${zstd_SOURCE_DIR}/lib
+)
 ```
 
 ### referring