diff --git a/docs/COMPILE.md b/docs/COMPILE.md
index fac473f1e1..9310dbc90a 100644
--- a/docs/COMPILE.md
+++ b/docs/COMPILE.md
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ brew install cmake pkg-config
 
 ```bash
 mkdir build; cd build
-cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-make
+cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5
+make install # expect many warnings
 ```
 
 ## Native build on Windows, with MSVC