diff --git a/source/_components/alarm_control_panel.totalconnect.markdown b/source/_components/alarm_control_panel.totalconnect.markdown
index 1a204f78198..446e7a9a8f2 100644
--- a/source/_components/alarm_control_panel.totalconnect.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/alarm_control_panel.totalconnect.markdown
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ ha_release: 0.42
 
 The `totalconnect` platform provides connectivity with the Honeywell TotalConnect alarm systems used by many alarm companies.
 
+If you have issues running this component, you may require "libxml2-dev" and "libxmlsec1-dev". To install these on Hassbian, run the command `apt install libxml2-dev libxmlsec1-dev` with sudo
+
 To enable this, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml`:
 
 ```yaml