diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 91968c2d..9004ffc3 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ will scan all available I2C and SMBus adapters for all known devices,
 and give you a list of what modules you need to insert. It is written in
 Perl, and you will need at least Perl 5.004 to run it succesfully.
 
+If `sensors' returns some error message about not being able to load
+libsensors, you have to add the directory in which it is installed
+(by default /usr/local/lib) to /etc/ld.so.conf and run `ldconfig'.
+
 You can use the installed sensors program to get a report of all detected
 sensor devices. There is also a manual page for this program. Calling
 `sensors -s' will set the limits and other configuration settings