diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/environments.rst b/lib/spack/docs/environments.rst
index e2847cb5f58..40aa79f0261 100644
--- a/lib/spack/docs/environments.rst
+++ b/lib/spack/docs/environments.rst
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Spack then creates the directory ``var/spack/environments/myenv``.
 .. note::
 
    All named environments by default are stored in the ``var/spack/environments`` folder.
-   This location can be changed by setting the ``envionments_root`` variable in ``config.yaml``.
+   This location can be changed by setting the ``environments_root`` variable in ``config.yaml``.
 
 In the ``var/spack/environments/myenv`` directory, Spack creates the
 file ``spack.yaml`` and the hidden directory ``.spack-env``.