diff --git a/bin/named/statschannel.c b/bin/named/statschannel.c
index 613b2ef1a5..5a3d9e3d49 100644
--- a/bin/named/statschannel.c
+++ b/bin/named/statschannel.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ init_desc(void) {
 	SET_NSSTATDESC(badcookie, "sent badcookie response", "QryBADCOOKIE");
 	SET_NSSTATDESC(nxdomainsynth, "synthesized a NXDOMAIN response",
 		       "SynthNXDOMAIN");
-	SET_NSSTATDESC(nodatasynth, "syththesized a no-data response",
+	SET_NSSTATDESC(nodatasynth, "synthesized a no-data response",
 		       "SynthNODATA");
 	SET_NSSTATDESC(wildcardsynth, "synthesized a wildcard response",
 		       "SynthWILDCARD");