diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 5aa3c3e..68cb3bf 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ Install prerequisite software:
 sudo yum install -y epel-release git
 # Install the packages that Sanoid depends on:
 sudo yum install -y perl-Config-IniFiles perl-Data-Dumper perl-Capture-Tiny lzop mbuffer mhash pv
+# if the perl dependencies can't be found in the configured repositories you can install them from CPAN manually:
+sudo dnf install perl-CPAN perl-CPAN
+cpan # answer the questions and past the following lines
+# install Capture::Tiny
+# install Config::IniFiles
 ```
 
 Clone this repo, then put the executables and config files into the appropriate directories: