diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 55b47488..df58a56f 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Quick install for debian/ubuntu like linux distributions.
     $ apt-get install python-virtualenv python-dev
     $ virtualenv pyrocks_test
     $ cd pyrocks_test
-    $ . bin/active
+    $ . bin/activate
     $ pip install pyrocksdb