diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Requirements for particular toolchains and package sets
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 - ``foss*-serial`` should compile with the dependencies outlined above
-- ``foss*-mpi`` currently needs linux header files installed (to compile the ``kmem`` package)
+- ``foss*-mpi`` currently needs linux header files installed (to compile the ``knem`` package)
 - ``foss*-cuda-mpi`` (proably as `*-mpi, needs testing TODO)