diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index e47bbc2fd1..ae54af6691 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -23676,7 +23676,7 @@ (define-public r-adaptivesparsity
     (synopsis "Adaptive sparsity models")
     (description
      "This package implements the Figueiredo machine learning algorithm for
-adaptive sparsity and the Wong algorithm for adaptively sparse gaussian
+adaptive sparsity and the Wong algorithm for adaptively sparse Gaussian
 geometric models.")
     (license license:lgpl3+)))