diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index d4e1c9ec14..8552f6b4cb 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Installation notes specific to Texinfo:
     make TEXMF=/your/texmf install-tex
   texinfo.tex is installed in ${TEXMF}/tex/texinfo/texinfo.tex, etc.
 
+  more detailed information is available in doc/README.
+
 * On the other hand, if you're maintaining a TeX distribution and
   keeping the files up to date yourself, you may not want to see the
   installation warnings.