diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 2ebc6e0d..b11ab8b3 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -682,6 +682,8 @@ If building for Android 4.0.x (API level < 16) or earlier, remove
 `-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=1` from the CMake arguments and `-pie` from
 `LDFLAGS`.
 
+If building on Windows, add `.exe` to the end of `CMAKE_C_COMPILER`.
+
 
 Advanced CMake Options
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