diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index 87a1489c6a..ac40da998b 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ Debian-based systems
 On Debian and derivative systems such as Ubuntu, system requirements can be
 installed by running::
 
-    apt-get install -y build-essential libssl-dev python-dev python-m2crypto
-    python-pip python-virtualenv swig virtualenvwrapper
+    apt-get install -y build-essential libssl-dev python-dev python-m2crypto \
+      python-pip python-virtualenv swig virtualenvwrapper
 
 RedHat-based systems
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