diff --git a/src/bare-metal.md b/src/bare-metal.md
index 8d54f3bc..d0d24f27 100644
--- a/src/bare-metal.md
+++ b/src/bare-metal.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ To get started, install some tools we'll need later. On gLinux or Debian:
 <!-- mdbook-xgettext: skip -->
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt install gdb-multiarch libudev-dev picocom pkg-config qemu-system-arm build-essentials
+sudo apt install gdb-multiarch libudev-dev picocom pkg-config qemu-system-arm build-essential
 rustup update
 rustup target add aarch64-unknown-none thumbv7em-none-eabihf
 rustup component add llvm-tools-preview