diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/mydumper/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/mydumper/default.nix
index 73c3cbc59734..bde0306a6acb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/mydumper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/mydumper/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "High-perfomance MySQL backup tool";
+    description = "High-performance MySQL backup tool";
     homepage = "https://github.com/maxbube/mydumper";
     changelog = "https://github.com/mydumper/mydumper/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;