diff --git a/doc/src/parmys/quickstart.rst b/doc/src/parmys/quickstart.rst
index 01c39a6f25a..e9b58b8628d 100644
--- a/doc/src/parmys/quickstart.rst
+++ b/doc/src/parmys/quickstart.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Prerequisites
 * graphviz
 * xdot
 * pkg-config
-* python3
+* python3-dev
 * libboost-system-dev
 * libboost-python-dev
 * libboost-filesystem-dev