diff --git a/windows/makefile b/windows/makefile
index 82aed5079..95f4c8452 100644
--- a/windows/makefile
+++ b/windows/makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-# 'mingw32-make prep' prepares for building the Inno Setup
-# installer
+# 'mingw32-make prep' prepares for building the Inno Setup installer
+# note: before running this, build pandoc using:
+# cabal install -f-library
+# If the library is built, the data file paths will not be relocatable!
 
 .PHONY: prep
 prep: