diff --git a/doc/build-windows.md b/doc/build-windows.md
index fc93a0c6e4c..9641e0d3fda 100644
--- a/doc/build-windows.md
+++ b/doc/build-windows.md
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ A host toolchain (`build-essential`) is necessary because some dependency
 packages (such as `protobuf`) need to build host utilities that are used in the
 build process.
 
-See also: [dependencies.md](dependencies.md).
+See [dependencies.md](dependencies.md) for a complete overview.
+
+If you want to build the windows installer with `make deploy` you need [NSIS](https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Main_Page):
+
+    sudo apt install nsis
 
 ## Building for 64-bit Windows
 
@@ -139,6 +143,10 @@ way. This will install to `c:\workspace\bitcoin`, for example:
 
     make install DESTDIR=/mnt/c/workspace/bitcoin
 
+You can also create an installer using:
+
+    make deploy
+
 Footnotes
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