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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 391ada0efef..9d85487f793 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,10 +65,16 @@ Read ["Installing Rust"] from [The Book].
    tools.
 
    ```sh
+   # Update package mirrors (may be needed if you have a fresh install of MSYS2)
+   $ pacman -Sy pacman-mirrors
+
    # Choose one based on platform:
    $ pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-toolchain
    $ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
 
+   # Make git available in MSYS2 (if not already available on path)
+   $ pacman -S git
+
    $ pacman -S base-devel
    ```
 
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ Building the documentation requires building the compiler, so the above
 details will apply. Once you have the compiler built, you can
 
 ```sh
-$ make docs NO_REBUILD=1 
+$ make docs NO_REBUILD=1
 ```
 
 To make sure you don’t re-build the compiler because you made a change