diff --git a/gnu/services/monitoring.scm b/gnu/services/monitoring.scm
index 59c6730a94..7276f7056d 100644
--- a/gnu/services/monitoring.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/monitoring.scm
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
   (service-type
    (name 'darkstat)
    (description
-    "Run @command{darkstat} to serve network traffic statictics reports over
+    "Run @command{darkstat} to serve network traffic statistics reports over
 HTTP.")
    (extensions
     (list (service-extension account-service-type