diff --git a/gui/qt/__init__.py b/gui/qt/__init__.py
index ed454063f..8f55a772e 100644
--- a/gui/qt/__init__.py
+++ b/gui/qt/__init__.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import signal
 try:
     import PyQt4
 except Exception:
-    sys.exit("Error: Could not import PyQt4 on Linux systems, you may try 'sudo apt-get install python-qt4'")
+    sys.exit("Error: Could not import PyQt4 on Linux systems, you may try 'sudo apt-get install python3-pyqt4'")
 
 from PyQt4.QtGui import *
 from PyQt4.QtCore import *