diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index a279bc707a..8f7feca573 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -14653,7 +14653,7 @@ This is the type of a service to run the @uref{Xfce, https://xfce.org/}
 desktop environment.  Its value is an @code{xfce-desktop-configuration} object
 (see below.)
 
-This service that adds the @code{xfce} package to the system profile, and
+This service adds the @code{xfce} package to the system profile, and
 extends polkit with the ability for @code{thunar} to manipulate the file
 system as root from within a user session, after the user has authenticated
 with the administrator's password.