diff --git a/depends/README.md b/depends/README.md
index 693bc36197d..763b27c2ce5 100644
--- a/depends/README.md
+++ b/depends/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ No other options are needed, the paths are automatically configured.
 
 Common linux dependencies:
 
-    sudo apt-get install make automake cmake curl g++-multilib libtool binutils-gold bsdmainutils pkg-config python3
+    sudo apt-get install make automake cmake curl g++-multilib libtool binutils-gold bsdmainutils pkg-config python3 patch
 
 For linux ARM cross compilation: