diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libffcall/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libffcall/default.nix
index 2a3ad8995f55..0be604c62461 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libffcall/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libffcall/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ rec {
 
   name = "libffcall-" + version;
   meta = {
-    description = "Foreign fuction call library";
+    description = "Foreign function call library";
   };
 }