diff --git a/tuf/repository_lib.py b/tuf/repository_lib.py
index 68ab80aff0..1b7269fdc4 100755
--- a/tuf/repository_lib.py
+++ b/tuf/repository_lib.py
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ def generate_snapshot_metadata(metadata_directory, version, expiration_date,
   metadata_directory = _check_directory(metadata_directory)
 
   # Snapshot's 'fileinfodict' shall contain the version number of Root,
-  # Targets, and all delegated roles fo the repository.
+  # Targets, and all delegated roles of the repository.
   fileinfodict = {}
   fileinfodict[TARGETS_FILENAME] = get_metadata_versioninfo(targets_filename,
       repository_name)