diff --git a/install/libretranslate-install.sh b/install/libretranslate-install.sh
index ef7d3eb01..5a4867180 100644
--- a/install/libretranslate-install.sh
+++ b/install/libretranslate-install.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ update_os
 msg_info "Installing dependencies"
 $STD apt install -y \
   pkg-config \
-  build-essentials \
+  build-essential \
   g++ \
   libicu-dev
 msg_ok "Installed dependencies"