diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ To build RustPython locally, first, clone the source code:
 git clone https://github.com/RustPython/RustPython
 ```
 
+If on windows, run the following to fix the `Lib/` directory symlink:
+```bash
+git config core.symlinks true
+```
+
 Then you can change into the RustPython directory and run the demo (Note: `--release` is
 needed to prevent stack overflow on Windows):