diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6142a1a..8a36575 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,15 +23,24 @@ capnpc compiler/test.capnp -oc
 ## Building on Linux
 
 ```sh
-git clone https://github.com/opensourcerouting/c-capnproto
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/opensourcerouting/c-capnproto
 cd c-capnproto
-git submodule update --init --recursive
 autoreconf -f -i -s
 ./configure
 make
 make check
 ```
 
+## Building with Meson
+
+```sh
+git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/opensourcerouting/c-capnproto
+cd c-capnproto
+meson setup build
+meson compile -C build
+build/capn-test
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### Generating C code from a `.capnp` schema file