diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 03c810cf1ec1b0b0fde4762c2ebd14c3a4592d7e..c138d43242d80ce2ea4a9c71931635a53aa29a3f 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -22312,7 +22312,7 @@ switch to it@footnote{This action (and the related actions
 @code{switch-generation} and @code{roll-back}) are usable only on
 systems already running GuixSD.}.
 
-This affects all the configuration specified in @var{file}: user
+This effects all the configuration specified in @var{file}: user
 accounts, system services, global package list, setuid programs, etc.
 The command starts system services specified in @var{file} that are not
 currently running; if a service is currently running this command will