diff --git a/docs/configuration/configuration.md b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
index e0e91f3bd3..0a1f126284 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ job_name: <job_name>
 # Whether to scrape a classic histogram, even if it is also exposed as a native
 # histogram (has no effect without --enable-feature=native-histograms).
 [ always_scrape_classic_histograms: <boolean> |
-default = <global.always_scrape_classic_hisotgrams> ]
+default = <global.always_scrape_classic_histograms> ]
 
 # The HTTP resource path on which to fetch metrics from targets.
 [ metrics_path: <path> | default = /metrics ]