diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 2fe2e7f..42cf31e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ It is also possible to install into a virtualenv as a non-root user.
 
 - From PyPI::
 
-      virtualenv -p python 3 /tmp/sshuttle
+      virtualenv -p python3 /tmp/sshuttle
       . /tmp/sshuttle/bin/activate
       pip install sshuttle
 
 - Clone::
 
-      virtualenv -p python 3 /tmp/sshuttle
+      virtualenv -p python3 /tmp/sshuttle
       . /tmp/sshuttle/bin/activate
       git clone https://github.com/sshuttle/sshuttle.git
       ./setup.py install