diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 20b077b466..e3e340874d 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ If the quickstart doesn't work for you:
     ./configure
   rather than simply ./configure.
 
+  On Solaris, maybe use
+    LDFLAGS="-lsocket -lnsl" ./configure --with-ssl-dir=/usr/local/ssl
+
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   and let us know what you did to fix it, or give us the details and