diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl.scm b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
index f9a56103ea..fbe10a35fc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/perl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
@@ -6242,7 +6242,7 @@ (define-public perl-moox-handlesvia
     (description
      "@code{MooX::HandlesVia} is an extension of Moo's @code{handles}
 attribute functionality.  It provides a means of proxying functionality from
-an external class to the given atttribute.")
+an external class to the given attribute.")
     (license perl-license)))
 
 (define-public perl-moox-late