diff --git a/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm b/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm
index f4fc490565..338f98030a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ocaml.scm
@@ -3846,7 +3846,7 @@ provided by companion libraries such as
      '(#:tests? #f)) ;no tests
     (properties `((upstream-name . "ocaml-compiler-libs")))
     (synopsis "Compiler libraries repackaged")
-    (description "This packaeg simply repackages the OCaml compiler libraries
+    (description "This package simply repackages the OCaml compiler libraries
 so they don't expose everything at toplevel.  For instance, @code{Ast_helper}
 is now @code{Ocaml_common.Ast_helper}.")
     (license license:expat)))