diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index f8339d008f..089a2ea6ce 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -12658,7 +12658,7 @@ (define-public python-setproctitle
 
 Changing the title is mostly useful in multi-process systems, for
 example when a master process is forked: changing the children's title
-allows to identify the task each process is busy with.  The technique
+allows identifying the task each process is busy with.  The technique
 is used by PostgreSQL and the OpenSSH Server for example.")
   (license license:bsd-3)
   (properties `((python2-variant . ,(delay python2-setproctitle))))))