diff --git a/plugins/meta/tuning/README.md b/plugins/meta/tuning/README.md
index cf36b9f6..45507380 100644
--- a/plugins/meta/tuning/README.md
+++ b/plugins/meta/tuning/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The parameters, "mac", "mtu" and "promisc", changes the interface attributes as
 
 * `mac` (string, optional): MAC address (i.e. hardware address) of interface
 * `mtu` (integer, optional): MTU of interface
-* `promisc` (bool, optional): Change the promiscas mode of interface
+* `promisc` (bool, optional): Change the promiscuous mode of interface
 
 ## Supported arguments
 The following [CNI_ARGS](https://github.com/containernetworking/cni/blob/master/SPEC.md#parameters) are supported:
diff --git a/plugins/meta/tuning/tuning_test.go b/plugins/meta/tuning/tuning_test.go
index 6bba6a3a..1b68bf15 100644
--- a/plugins/meta/tuning/tuning_test.go
+++ b/plugins/meta/tuning/tuning_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ var _ = Describe("tuning plugin", func() {
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
 
-	It("configures and deconfigures promiscas mode with ADD/DEL", func() {
+	It("configures and deconfigures promiscuous mode with ADD/DEL", func() {
 		conf := []byte(`{
 	"name": "test",
 	"type": "iplink",