diff --git a/scripts/tf_cnn_benchmarks/benchmark_cnn.py b/scripts/tf_cnn_benchmarks/benchmark_cnn.py
index 6d17c7e2..364a6aef 100644
--- a/scripts/tf_cnn_benchmarks/benchmark_cnn.py
+++ b/scripts/tf_cnn_benchmarks/benchmark_cnn.py
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ def define_flags():
 
 
 class GlobalStepWatcher(threading.Thread):
-  """A helper class for globe_step.
+  """A helper class for global_step.
 
   Polls for changes in the global_step of the model, and finishes when the
   number of steps for the global run are done.