diff --git a/lib/netutils.py b/lib/netutils.py
index 9dbf97b0f6f5a8c6342a4be9c3d4912740d3fb88..fc864eb95c9eff4092cb426df77affbf54085735 100644
--- a/lib/netutils.py
+++ b/lib/netutils.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def TcpPing(target, port, timeout=10, live_port_needed=False, source=None):
   to it.
 
   @type target: str
-  @param target: the IP or hostname to ping
+  @param target: the IP to ping
   @type port: int
   @param port: the port to connect to
   @type timeout: int