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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ For prerequisites and detailed build instructions please read the
 [Installation Instructions](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Building-Ethereum)
 on the wiki.
 
-Building geth requires two external dependencies, Go and GMP.
+Building geth requires both a Go and a C compiler.
 You can install them using your favourite package manager.
 Once the dependencies are installed, run