diff --git a/keyboards/anne_pro/README.md b/keyboards/anne_pro/README.md
index 3a4998ba62..4b97c4594e 100644
--- a/keyboards/anne_pro/README.md
+++ b/keyboards/anne_pro/README.md
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ Keyboard Maintainer: [Michiel Visser](https://github.com/msvisser)
 Hardware Supported: Anne Pro (this means no support for the _Anne Pro 2_)  
 Hardware Availability: Discontinued, [possible vendors](https://www.reddit.com/r/AnnePro/wiki/vendors)
 
-Before building the firmware for this keyboard a patch has to be applied:
+Before building the firmware for this keyboard submodules have to be loaded and a patch has to be applied:
 
+    make git-submodule
     ./keyboards/anne_pro/apply_patch.sh
 
 Make example for this keyboard (after setting up your build environment):