diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
index 833ff45c746e..8d37b9c7b39b 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/python.section.md
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ In nixpkgs this is used to package Python packages with split binary/source dist
 
 ```nix
 mkPythonMetaPackage {
-  pname = "pscycopg2-binary";
+  pname = "psycopg2-binary";
   inherit (psycopg2) optional-dependencies version;
   dependencies = [ psycopg2 ];
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/psycopg2-binary/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/psycopg2-binary/default.nix
index bf6afbfa845c..f0691a2c601b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/psycopg2-binary/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/psycopg2-binary/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   psycopg2,
 }:
 mkPythonMetaPackage {
-  pname = "pscycopg2-binary";
+  pname = "psycopg2-binary";
   inherit (psycopg2) version;
   dependencies = [ psycopg2 ];
   optional-dependencies = psycopg2.optional-dependencies or { };