diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang.scm b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
index dcaa3b74e7..2efcabd876 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ (define-public go-golang-org-x-net-bpf
        `(#:import-path "golang.org/x/net/bpf"
          #:unpack-path "golang.org/x/net"))
       (synopsis "Berkeley Packet Filters (BPF) in Go")
-      (description "This packages provides a Go implementation of the Berkeley
+      (description "This package provides a Go implementation of the Berkeley
 Packet Filter (BPF) virtual machine.")
       (home-page "https://go.googlesource.com/net/")
       (license license:bsd-3))))