diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 1b9a806825..9af6581a19 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Optional packages for additional features:
 sudo apt install qtbase5-dev # For building Qt-based UIs
 sudo apt install libvisual-0.4-dev # To build the libvisual plug-in
 sudo apt install libjack-jackd2-dev # To build the JACK visualizer application
-sudo apt install ninja # To build projectM with Ninja instead of make
+sudo apt install ninja-build # To build projectM with Ninja instead of make
 ```
 
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