diff --git a/addons/mail/data/mail_channel_data.xml b/addons/mail/data/mail_channel_data.xml
index f71cfe495b8..f5dd0cac3a2 100644
--- a/addons/mail/data/mail_channel_data.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/data/mail_channel_data.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <record model="mail.channel" id="channel_all_employees">
             <field name="name">Whole Company</field>
             <field name="group_ids" eval="[(4, ref('base.group_user'))]"/>
-            <field name="description">General announces for all employees.</field>
+            <field name="description">General annoucements for all employees.</field>
         </record>
 
         <!-- notify all employees of module installation -->