diff --git a/README b/README
index e414f3a6..ed2e69ba 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -170,23 +170,31 @@ called by Visual Studio and Xcode) to compile
 
 with
 
-  ${GTEST_DIR}/include, ${GTEST_DIR}, ${GMOCK_DIR}/include, and ${GMOCK_DIR}
+  ${GTEST_DIR}/include and ${GMOCK_DIR}/include
 
-in the header search path.  Assuming a Linux-like system and gcc,
+in the system header search path, and
+
+  ${GTEST_DIR} and ${GMOCK_DIR}
+
+in the normal header search path.  Assuming a Linux-like system and gcc,
 something like the following will do:
 
-  g++ -I${GTEST_DIR}/include -I${GTEST_DIR} -I${GMOCK_DIR}/include \
-      -I${GMOCK_DIR} -c ${GTEST_DIR}/src/gtest-all.cc
-  g++ -I${GTEST_DIR}/include -I${GTEST_DIR} -I${GMOCK_DIR}/include \
-      -I${GMOCK_DIR} -c ${GMOCK_DIR}/src/gmock-all.cc
+  g++ -isystem ${GTEST_DIR}/include -I${GTEST_DIR} \
+      -isystem ${GMOCK_DIR}/include -I${GMOCK_DIR} \
+      -pthread -c ${GTEST_DIR}/src/gtest-all.cc
+  g++ -isystem ${GTEST_DIR}/include -I${GTEST_DIR} \
+      -isystem ${GMOCK_DIR}/include -I${GMOCK_DIR} \
+      -pthread -c ${GMOCK_DIR}/src/gmock-all.cc
   ar -rv libgmock.a gtest-all.o gmock-all.o
 
+(We need -pthread as Google Test and Google Mock use threads.)
+
 Next, you should compile your test source file with
 ${GTEST_DIR}/include and ${GMOCK_DIR}/include in the header search
 path, and link it with gmock and any other necessary libraries:
 
-  g++ -I${GTEST_DIR}/include -I${GMOCK_DIR}/include \
-      path/to/your_test.cc libgmock.a -o your_test
+  g++ -isystem ${GTEST_DIR}/include -isystem ${GMOCK_DIR}/include \
+      -pthread path/to/your_test.cc libgmock.a -o your_test
 
 As an example, the make/ directory contains a Makefile that you can
 use to build Google Mock on systems where GNU make is available
diff --git a/make/Makefile b/make/Makefile
index 6386e5b2..c1cc0e90 100644
--- a/make/Makefile
+++ b/make/Makefile
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ GMOCK_DIR = ..
 USER_DIR = ../test
 
 # Flags passed to the preprocessor.
-CPPFLAGS += -I$(GTEST_DIR)/include -I$(GMOCK_DIR)/include
+# Set Google Test and Google Mock's header directories as system
+# directories, such that the compiler doesn't generate warnings in
+# these headers.
+CPPFLAGS += -isystem $(GTEST_DIR)/include -isystem $(GMOCK_DIR)/include
 
 # Flags passed to the C++ compiler.
-CXXFLAGS += -g -Wall -Wextra
+CXXFLAGS += -g -Wall -Wextra -pthread
 
 # All tests produced by this Makefile.  Remember to add new tests you
 # created to the list.