diff --git a/sys/net/route.c b/sys/net/route.c
index 93757ee..0fcb316 100644
--- a/sys/net/route.c
+++ b/sys/net/route.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ rtable_init(void)
 
 /*
  * Our per-cpu table management protocol thread.  All route table operations
- * are chained through all cpus in order starting at cpu #0 in order to
+ * are chained through all cpus sequentially starting at cpu #0, in order to
  * maintain duplicate route tables on each cpu.  Having a spearate route
  * table management thread allows the protocol and interrupt threads to
  * issue route table changes.