diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f4418eb8c..76c940237 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1545,7 +1545,13 @@ find_library(GNUTLS_OPENSSL_LIBRARY NAMES gnutls-openssl libgnutls-openssl.so.27
         /usr/lib/sh4-linux-gnu
 )
 if(NOT GNUTLS_OPENSSL_LIBRARY)
-    message(STATUS "Looking for OpenSSL instead...")
+    if(GnuTLS_FOUND)
+        message(STATUS " But it was not built with openssl compatibility.")
+    endif()
+    message(STATUS " Looking for OpenSSL instead...")
+    if(OS_IS_MACOSX)
+        set(OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR /usr/local/opt/openssl) # Trick for Homebrew
+    endif()
     find_package(OpenSSL)
     set_package_properties(OpenSSL PROPERTIES
         URL "https://www.openssl.org"
@@ -1567,11 +1573,12 @@ if(NOT GNUTLS_OPENSSL_LIBRARY)
             if(${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Fedora" OR ${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Red Hat")
                 message(" sudo yum install openssl-devel")
             else()
-                message(" sudo apt-get install libgnutls-openssl-dev")
+                message(" sudo apt-get install libgnutls28-dev")
             endif()
         endif()
         if(OS_IS_MACOSX)
-            message(" sudo port install gnutls")
+            message(" 'sudo port install gnutls', if you are using Macports, or")
+            message(" 'brew install openssl', if you are using Homebrew.")
         endif()
         message(FATAL_ERROR "GnuTLS libraries with openssl compatibility are required to build gnss-sdr")
     endif()
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f3b0ffdfc..65f84503f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -563,16 +563,16 @@ In a terminal, type:
 ~~~~~~
 $ sudo port selfupdate
 $ sudo port upgrade outdated
-$ sudo port install doxygen +docs
 $ sudo port install gnuradio
 $ sudo port install lapack
 $ sudo port install armadillo
 $ sudo port install gnutls
 $ sudo port install google-glog +gflags
-$ sudo port install py27-mako
-$ sudo port install py27-six
 $ sudo port install matio
 $ sudo port install pugixml
+$ sudo port install py27-mako
+$ sudo port install py27-six
+$ sudo port install doxygen +docs
 ~~~~~~
 
 You also might need to activate a Python installation. The list of installed versions can be retrieved with:
@@ -609,23 +609,18 @@ Install the required dependencies:
 $ brew install cmake
 $ brew install hdf5
 $ brew install lapack
-$ brew install arpack superlu armadillo
-$ brew install glog gflags
+$ brew install armadillo
+$ brew install gflags
+$ brew install glog
 $ brew install gnuradio
 $ brew install libmatio
 $ brew install log4cpp
+$ brew install openssl
 $ brew install pugixml
 $ pip install mako
 $ pip install six
-$ brew install openssl
 ~~~~~~
 
-In the last step, Homebrew installs OpenSSL but it does not link it to `/usr/local`. Thus, you must manually link it instead:
-
-~~~~~~
-$ ln -s /usr/local/opt/openssl/include/openssl /usr/local/include
-$ ln -s /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libssl.1.0.0.dylib /usr/local/lib/
-~~~~~~
 
 
 #### Build GNSS-SDR