diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/abiword/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/abiword/default.nix
index 0e5a6afcdc5..d8b010b80f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/abiword/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/abiword/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Word processing program, similar to Microsof Word";
+    description = "Word processing program, similar to Microsoft Word";
   };
 }