diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6dc56281c..6c08c5ebc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ $ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs
 $ make install
 ```
 
+Tip:
+
+If the `make install` hangs while fetching dependencies, ensure that if you are
+running a daemon locally, that it is on at least version 0.4.0-dev. If you don't
+have a build that is new enough, run the make install with your daemon turned off
+and the deps will be fetched through the ipfs.io gateways.
+
 NOTES:
 
 * `git` is required in order for `go get` to fetch