diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 7b3595b2..020504b2 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Building
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 - To rebuild MANUAL.md from the "man page" sections of the source code,
-  type "./mkman.sh". Needs a Unix-like shell and a Python interpreter.
+  type "./mkman.sh". Needs a Unix-like shell and an Awk interpreter.
 
 
 [User's Guide]: USERS.md