diff --git a/docs/finn/getting_started.rst b/docs/finn/getting_started.rst
index feba21ea20d6445b88f96cf8ed2ca57598e614f4..5beabeb2980840fd1dbd2ee5b058738fa8553152 100644
--- a/docs/finn/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/finn/getting_started.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Requirements
 * A working Vivado 2019.1 installation
 * A `VIVADO_PATH` environment variable pointing to the Vivado installation directory (e.g. the directory where settings64.sh is located)
 * (optional) A PYNQ board with a network connection
-   * the ``bitstring`` package must be installed on the PYNQ: ``sudo pip install bitstring``
+   * the ``bitstring`` package must be installed on the PYNQ: ``sudo pip3 install bitstring``
 
 Running FINN in Docker
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