diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ There are a couple manual steps to get started before this script can take over:
     - connect to your network
     - abort the installation
 - Download and run stage 1 of the USB installation
+  - `xbps-install -S wget`
+    - if it yells at you about updating xbps, do that, then try again
   - `wget https://lostcave.ddnss.de/git/BodgeMaster/void-minecraft-usb/raw/branch/master/install-stage1.sh`
   - `bash install-stage1.sh`