diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MACAddress.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MACAddress.java
index 551a1ab79a2a8069d73eb62125d41825cb188a5f..f80f110d504b511b8f0b6e3962c985f2ca1be6b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MACAddress.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/util/MACAddress.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class MACAddress {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Reteruns a MAC address instance representing the value of the specified {@code String}.
+     * Returns a MAC address instance representing the value of the specified {@code String}.
      * @param address the String representation of the MAC Address to be parsed.
      * @return a MAC Address instance representing the value of the specified {@code String}.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the string cannot be parsed as a MAC address.