diff --git a/examples/cpu.py b/examples/cpu.py
index 2eebf20..6dfc936 100755
--- a/examples/cpu.py
+++ b/examples/cpu.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
 """
-cpu.py: test iperf bandwidth for varying cpu limtis
+cpu.py: test iperf bandwidth for varying cpu limits
 """
 
 from mininet.net import Mininet