diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_datetime.py b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_datetime.py
index 1768947ab8d..5a81d2f1f36 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_datetime.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_datetime.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def test_dt_ops(data):
     assert_eq(pd_data > pd_data, gdf_data > gdf_data)
 
 
-# licudf doesn't respect timezones
+# libcudf doesn't respect timezones
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("data", [data1()])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("field", fields)
 def test_dt_series(data, field):