diff --git a/lib/qrscanner.py b/lib/qrscanner.py
index 479dc8e8c..38cc1f3d0 100644
--- a/lib/qrscanner.py
+++ b/lib/qrscanner.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ proc = None
 def scan_qr(config):
     global proc
     if not zbar:
-        raise BaseException("\n".join([_("Cannot start QR scanner."),_("The zbar package is not available."),_("On Linux, try 'sudo apt-get install python-zbar'")]))
+        raise BaseException("\n".join([_("Cannot start QR scanner."),_("The zbar package is not available."),_("On Linux, try 'sudo pip install zbar'")]))
     if proc is None:
         device = config.get("video_device", "default")
         if device == 'default':