diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3c3440a1..7a64a400 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ If you're on MacOS, use can install Pipenv easily with Homebrew::
 
 Or, if you're using Ubuntu 17.10::
 
-    $ sudo apt install python-software-properties
+    $ sudo apt install software-properties-common python-software-properties
     $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pypa/ppa
     $ sudo apt update
     $ sudo apt install pipenv
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index cc011350..b8e812fb 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If you're on MacOS, use can install Pipenv easily with Homebrew::
 
 Or, if you're using Ubuntu 17.10::
 
-    $ sudo apt install python-software-properties
+    $ sudo apt install software-properties-common python-software-properties
     $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pypa/ppa
     $ sudo apt update
     $ sudo apt install pipenv