diff --git a/user-doc/Installation.md b/user-doc/Installation.md
index dd7aaa0215de402f0c05fb98d2fa6514bdbf469d..66e2adab37815d63aa31e61b085abd31ca363a22 100644
--- a/user-doc/Installation.md
+++ b/user-doc/Installation.md
@@ -704,6 +704,11 @@ ld: TOC section size exceeds 64k
 \verbatim
 ./configure --disable-ld-r
 \endverbatim
+- On Cray machines, you might have to set the following environment variable
+  before configuring and building PLUMED (reported by Marco De La Pierre):
+\verbatim
+export CRAYPE_LINK_TYPE=dynamic
+\endverbatim
 
 \page CodeSpecificNotes Code specific notes