diff --git a/doc/cross-compilation.xml b/doc/cross-compilation.xml
index 10e4706b0590..0b2b85aeeef6 100644
--- a/doc/cross-compilation.xml
+++ b/doc/cross-compilation.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
             An example of such a tool is LLVM.
           </para>
           <para>
-            Although the existance of a "target platfom" is arguably a historical mistake, it is a common one: examples of tools that suffer from it are GCC, Binutils, GHC and Autoconf.
+            Although the existence of a "target platfom" is arguably a historical mistake, it is a common one: examples of tools that suffer from it are GCC, Binutils, GHC and Autoconf.
             Nixpkgs tries to avoid sharing in the mistake where possible.
             Still, because the concept of a target platform is so ingrained, it is best to support it as is.
           </para>