diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 04712769ca..cf4e82e8b5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -7732,7 +7732,7 @@ COPY postgres_log FROM '/full/path/to/logfile.csv' WITH csv;
         The <xref linkend="pgstatstatements"/> extension also requires a query
         identifier to be computed.  Note that an external module can
         alternatively be used if the in-core query identifier computation
-        specification isn't acceptable.  In this case, in-core computation
+        method isn't acceptable.  In this case, in-core computation
         must be disabled.  The default is <literal>off</literal>.
        </para>
        <note>