diff --git a/make-linux.mk b/make-linux.mk
index db3863060..53537de8d 100644
--- a/make-linux.mk
+++ b/make-linux.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ DEFS?=
 LDLIBS?=
 DESTDIR?=
 
-
 include objects.mk
 ONE_OBJS+=osdep/LinuxEthernetTap.o
 ONE_OBJS+=osdep/LinuxNetLink.o
@@ -402,4 +401,11 @@ debian-clean: FORCE
 redhat:	FORCE
 	rpmbuild -ba zerotier-one.spec
 
+# This installs the packages needed to build ZT locally on CentOS 7 and
+# is here largely for documentation purposes.
+centos-7-setup: FORCE
+	yum install -y gcc gcc-c++ make epel-release git
+	yum install -y centos-release-scl
+	yum install -y devtoolset-8-gcc devtoolset-8-gcc-c++
+
 FORCE: