diff --git a/font-patcher b/font-patcher
index 6269a5586..80c8f42eb 100755
--- a/font-patcher
+++ b/font-patcher
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ try:
     import fontforge
 
 except ImportError:
-    sys.exit(projectName + ": FontForge module could not be loaded. Try installing fontforge python bindings [e.g. on Linux Debian or Ubuntu: `sudo apt-get install fontforge python-fontforge`]")
+    sys.exit(projectName + ": FontForge module could not be loaded. Try installing fontforge python bindings [e.g. on Linux Debian or Ubuntu: `sudo apt install fontforge python-fontforge`]")
 
 # argparse stuff