diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
index c15203c1f2f..bc077b954f3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tex.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
@@ -3237,7 +3237,7 @@ that the LaTeX3 conventions can be used with regular LaTeX 2e packages.")
     (description
      "This bundle holds prototype implementations of concepts for a LaTeX
 designer interface, to be used with the experimental LaTeX kernel as
-programming tools and kernel sup­port.  Packages provided in this release are:
+programming tools and kernel support.  Packages provided in this release are:
 
 @enumerate
 @item l3keys2e, which makes the facilities of the kernel module l3keys