diff --git a/kwant/kpm.py b/kwant/kpm.py
index d22a304de97670f1dd1560d4bb0659a7e6849a19..74a9a0ed78a5dd4e230332bddcb919e3aa0bc860 100644
--- a/kwant/kpm.py
+++ b/kwant/kpm.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class SpectralDensity:
     >>> syst[lat.neighbors()] = 1
 
     and after finalizing the system, create an instance of
-    `~kwant.kpm.pectralDensity`
+    `~kwant.kpm.SpectralDensity`
 
     >>> fsyst = syst.finalized()
     >>> rho = kwant.kpm.SpectralDensity(fsyst)