diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0a853d3..169841b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ NASM = nasm
 CFLAGS = -g -Wall -pipe -O2 -Dengine=1 -I. -Iinclude -Iwin95 -Iavp -Iavp/win95 -Iavp/support -Iavp/win95/frontend -Iavp/win95/gadgets
 #CFLAGS = -Wall -pipe -O6 -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer -march=pentiumpro -mcpu=pentiumpro -Dengine=1 -I. -Iinclude -Iwin95 -Iavp -Iavp/win95 -Iavp/support -Iavp/win95/frontend -Iavp/win95/gadgets
 CXXFLAGS = $(CFLAGS)
-LDLIBS = -lm
 
 CFLAGS += `sdl-config --cflags`
-LDLIBS += -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXext -lGL `sdl-config --libs` -lopenal -lm
+LDLIBS = -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXext -lGL `sdl-config --libs` -lopenal
+
+# Debian SDL+NVIDIA workaround (change /usr/lib to the real location of the files)
+#LDLIBS = -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXext /usr/lib/libGL.so.1 `sdl-config` --libs -lopenal -lm
+
+# required for gcc-3.0
 #LDLIBS += -lstdc++
 
 AFLAGS = -g -w+macro-params -w+orphan-labels -w+number-overflow
diff --git a/README b/README
index edbde0d..1f73e75 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ If you get "Aborted" after starting a new game the second time or so,
 try recompiling with gcc-3.0.2.  It seems to have fixed it for me, but I'll
 try to find a workaround that works with gcc-2.95.
 
+If you have Debian, the Debian SDL package, and an NVIDIA card, you will
+have to uncomment a LDLIBS line in the Makefile.
+
 
 relnev:~/avp/AvP Demo 3 - Alien$ ls
 aenglish.txt  alienavp_huds/  alienfastfile/  avp_rifs/  MPConfig/