diff --git a/doc/building.html b/doc/building.html
index 69fb371a477..7fd530e9dbc 100644
--- a/doc/building.html
+++ b/doc/building.html
@@ -753,6 +753,8 @@ macOS.</p>
 <code>sudo apt-get install libfontconfig-dev</code>.</li>
 <li>To install on an rpm-based Linux, try running
 <code>sudo yum install fontconfig-devel</code>.</li>
+<li>To install on Alpine Linux, try running
+<code>sudo apk add fontconfig-dev</code>.</li>
 </ul>
 <p>Use <code>--with-fontconfig-include=&lt;path&gt;</code> and
 <code>--with-fontconfig=&lt;path&gt;</code> if <code>configure</code>
diff --git a/doc/building.md b/doc/building.md
index abbd935f652..de410439446 100644
--- a/doc/building.md
+++ b/doc/building.md
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ required on all platforms except Windows and macOS.
 libfontconfig-dev`.
 * To install on an rpm-based Linux, try running `sudo yum install
 fontconfig-devel`.
+* To install on Alpine Linux, try running `sudo apk add fontconfig-dev`.
 
 Use `--with-fontconfig-include=<path>` and `--with-fontconfig=<path>` if
 `configure` does not automatically locate the platform Fontconfig files.