diff --git a/storage/remote/read.go b/storage/remote/read.go
index c99a8a961..e7cafc9fe 100644
--- a/storage/remote/read.go
+++ b/storage/remote/read.go
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ func (q *querier) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ExternablLabelsHandler returns a storage.Queryable which creates a
+// ExternalLabelsHandler returns a storage.Queryable which creates a
 // externalLabelsQuerier.
-func ExternablLabelsHandler(next storage.Queryable, externalLabels model.LabelSet) storage.Queryable {
+func ExternalLabelsHandler(next storage.Queryable, externalLabels model.LabelSet) storage.Queryable {
 	return storage.QueryableFunc(func(ctx context.Context, mint, maxt int64) (storage.Querier, error) {
 		q, err := next.Querier(ctx, mint, maxt)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/storage/remote/storage.go b/storage/remote/storage.go
index 820d0ffa4..92d96c284 100644
--- a/storage/remote/storage.go
+++ b/storage/remote/storage.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (s *Storage) ApplyConfig(conf *config.Config) error {
 		}
 
 		q := QueryableClient(c)
-		q = ExternablLabelsHandler(q, conf.GlobalConfig.ExternalLabels)
+		q = ExternalLabelsHandler(q, conf.GlobalConfig.ExternalLabels)
 		if len(rrConf.RequiredMatchers) > 0 {
 			q = RequiredMatchersFilter(q, labelsToEqualityMatchers(rrConf.RequiredMatchers))
 		}