diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang.scm b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
index 8ba797de8e..ed0a78c6bd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
@@ -2519,7 +2519,7 @@ (define-public go-github-com-btcsuite-btcd-btcec
 provided with Go.  A comprehensive suite of test is provided to ensure proper
 functionality.  Package @command{btcec} was originally based on work from
 ThePiachu which is licensed under the same terms as Go, but it has
-signficantly diverged since then.  The @command{btcsuite} developers original
+significantly diverged since then.  The @command{btcsuite} developers original
 is licensed under the liberal ISC license.
 
 Although this package was primarily written for btcd, it has intentionally