diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/namd/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/namd/package.py
index afd20ec8473..9e930b24594 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/namd/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/namd/package.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 class Namd(MakefilePackage, CudaPackage):
-    """NAMDis a parallel molecular dynamics code designed for
+    """NAMD is a parallel molecular dynamics code designed for
     high-performance simulation of large biomolecular systems."""
 
     homepage = "https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/namd/"