diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/txn_metrics.go b/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/txn_metrics.go
index 979bc6b905bb..e99703344d19 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/txn_metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/txn_metrics.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ var (
 	}
 	metaCommits1PCRates = metric.Metadata{
 		Name:        "txn.commits1PC",
-		Help:        "Number of KV transaction on-phase commit attempts",
+		Help:        "Number of KV transaction one-phase commit attempts",
 		Measurement: "KV Transactions",
 		Unit:        metric.Unit_COUNT,
 	}