diff --git a/docs/operations.md b/docs/operations.md
index c5e770eea..f9e0afc39 100644
--- a/docs/operations.md
+++ b/docs/operations.md
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ To build Wormhole, you need:
 - [Go](https://golang.org/dl/) >= 1.15.5
 - [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/learn/get-started) >= 1.47.0
 
+...plus the same library dependencies as Solana itself:
+
+```bash
+# Debian and friends
+sudo apt-get install libssl-dev libudev-dev pkg-config zlib1g-dev llvm clang
+
+# Red Hat and friends
+sudo yum install openssl-devel pkg-config gcc gcc-c++ clang git make zlib-devel llvm systemd-devel
+```
+
 It is very important to use a sufficiently recent Go version that includes a fix for
 [CVE-2020-28362](https://blog.ethereum.org/2020/11/12/geth_security_release/).