diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl.scm b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
index 81022accae..6d653be445 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/perl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
@@ -10644,7 +10644,7 @@ (define-public perl-tie-handle-offset
     (home-page "https://metacpan.org/release/Tie-Handle-Offset")
     (synopsis "Special file handle that hides the beginning of a file")
     (description
-     "This modules provides a file handle that hides the beginning of a file,
+     "This module provides a file handle that hides the beginning of a file,
 by modifying the @code{seek()} and @code{tell()} calls.")
     (license license:asl2.0)))