diff --git a/Common-build-problems.md b/Common-build-problems.md
index f3f12a2..4784550 100644
--- a/Common-build-problems.md
+++ b/Common-build-problems.md
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ If you experience both issues with openssl and zlib, you can specify both search
 CFLAGS="-I$(brew --prefix openssl)/include -I$(xcrun --show-sdk-path)/usr/include" LDFLAGS="-L$(brew --prefix openssl)/lib"
 ```
 
+If you experience issues with readline, you can also specify this as a compiler flag:
+
+```sh
+CFLAGS="-I$(brew --prefix openssl)/include -I$(brew --prefix readline)/include -I$(xcrun --show-sdk-path)/usr/include" LDFLAGS="-L$(brew --prefix openssl)/lib -L$(brew --prefix readline)/lib"
+```
+
 ## ERROR: The Python ssl extension was not compiled. Missing the OpenSSL lib?
 
 * If you have homebrew openssl and pyenv installed, you may need to tell the compiler where the openssl package is located: