diff --git a/gnu/packages/julia-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/julia-xyz.scm
index 1ddcb66b5b..baf570f62e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/julia-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/julia-xyz.scm
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ without having to take direct dependencies.")
        ("julia-datavalueinterfaces" ,julia-datavalueinterfaces)))
     (build-system julia-build-system)
     (home-page "https://github.com/JuliaData/Tables.jl")
-    (synopsis " Interface for tables in Julia")
+    (synopsis "Interface for tables in Julia")
     (description "The @code{Tables.jl} package provides simple, yet powerful
 interface functions for working with all kinds tabular data through
 predictable access patterns.")