diff --git a/maya/README.md b/maya/README.md
index 755e0f1..b0c90b5 100644
--- a/maya/README.md
+++ b/maya/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ You should be able to find the library under:
 path/to/build/Debug(or Release)/draco_maya_wrapper.bundle
 ~~~~
 
+The makefile generator will also work:
+
+~~~~~ bash
+$ cmake path/to/draco -DBUILD_MAYA_PLUGIN=ON && make
+~~~~~
+
+`draco_maya_wrapper.bundle` can be found in the directory where you generated
+the build files and ran make.
+
 ### Windows
 On Windows, run the following command to generate Visual Studio projects: