diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__package/manifest
index 3e8928c0..25e43b30 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package/manifest
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #
 #
 # __package is an abstract type which dispatches to the lower level
-# __package_$name types which do the actual interaction with the packaging
+# __package_$type types which do the actual interaction with the packaging
 # system.
 #