diff --git a/route_linux.go b/route_linux.go
index 9e76d44..5aa57d0 100644
--- a/route_linux.go
+++ b/route_linux.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func RouteAdd(route *Route) error {
 	return routeHandle(route, req, nl.NewRtMsg())
 }
 
-// RouteAdd will delete a route from the system.
+// RouteDel will delete a route from the system.
 // Equivalent to: `ip route del $route`
 func RouteDel(route *Route) error {
 	req := nl.NewNetlinkRequest(syscall.RTM_DELROUTE, syscall.NLM_F_ACK)