diff --git a/README b/README
index a0345ab4..63ee1b87 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ To get and build the latest from version control:
 	$ sh autogen.sh
 	$ ./configure && make
 
-(Note that is requires at least a working compiler, make, autoconf, automake,
-pkg-config as well as libevent and ncurses libraries and headers.)
+(Note that this requires at least a working C compiler, make, autoconf,
+automake, pkg-config as well as libevent and ncurses libraries and headers.)
 
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