diff --git a/ippisite/docs/source/install.rst b/ippisite/docs/source/install.rst
index 07d5ffff9bd2b3d2c17df5448a9c340a0f022d00..2e9f4acc15073f69c0c79527dd8fd2e3203ccaf9 100644
--- a/ippisite/docs/source/install.rst
+++ b/ippisite/docs/source/install.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Important note: for now official openbabel distributions are bugged, especially
     sudo apt install cmake
     git clone https://github.com/openbabel/openbabel.git
     cd openbabel
+    #use a PR fixing the 2D layout problem, until it gets fixed
+    git fetch origin pull/1902/head:pr1902
+    git checkout pr1902
     mkdir build
     cd build
     cmake .. -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/python3 -DPYTHON_BINDINGS=ON -DRUN_SWIG=ON