diff --git a/BUILD.txt b/BUILD.txt
index 36692e7d7b5072fd08587bb8c6d638c9cf309439..a26294f7a9cee3c6c87c3cca05edb7c788b06629 100644
--- a/BUILD.txt
+++ b/BUILD.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ Build instructions:
    lrelease pulsatingscience.pro
    qmake
    make
+
+
+Notes for Mac OS X users:
+
+- You need to run "qmake -spec macx-g++" instead of just "qmake" in order to create a Makefile for "make"
+- Alternatively, you could just run "qmake" and use the generated XCode project instead of "make"