diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f55bcd2..8541b6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 Repository containing latex source for the Bachelor's Thesis paper.
 
+After cloning, make sure to initialize the submodules containing the dependencies:
+```bash
+$ git submodule update --init
+```
+
 ## Build
 
 ### Build on host