diff --git a/docs/sources/project/building_from_source.md b/docs/sources/project/building_from_source.md
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--- a/docs/sources/project/building_from_source.md
+++ b/docs/sources/project/building_from_source.md
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ The Grafana backend includes Sqlite3 which requires GCC to compile. So in order
 npm --add-python-to-path='true' --debug install --global windows-build-tools
 ```
 
+#### Building on arm
+
+There is no `phantomjs-prebuilt` for arm, unfortunately that means that the frontend build will fail on arm. To fix this on arm, remove the `phantomjs-prebuilt` dependency (the whole line) from `package.json`. This also means that you won't be able to generate images of your graphs when running Grafana on arm.  
+
 ## Build the Frontend Assets
 
 For this you need nodejs (v.6+).
@@ -145,4 +149,4 @@ Please contribute to the Grafana project and submit a pull request! Build new fe
 ## Logging in for the first time
 
 To run Grafana open your browser and go to the default port http://localhost:3000 or the port you have configured.
-Then follow the instructions [here](/guides/getting_started/).
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+Then follow the instructions [here](/guides/getting_started/).