diff --git a/README b/README
index 032477bcbf..cde2d1c0a2 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ REQUIREMENTS:
           CONFIG_SIGNALFD
           CONFIG_TIMERFD
           CONFIG_EPOLL
-          CONFIG_NET
+          CONFIG_UNIX (it requires CONFIG_NET, but every other flag in it is not necessary)
           CONFIG_SYSFS
           CONFIG_PROC_FS
           CONFIG_FHANDLE (libudev, mount and bind mount handling)