diff --git a/api/mraa/spi.h b/api/mraa/spi.h
index ed64db0..331194d 100644
--- a/api/mraa/spi.h
+++ b/api/mraa/spi.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @file
- * @brief System Packet Interface
+ * @brief Serial Peripheral Interface
  *
  * This file defines the spi interface for libmraa. A Spi object in libmraa
  * represents a spidev device. Linux spidev devices are created per spi bus and
diff --git a/api/mraa/spi.hpp b/api/mraa/spi.hpp
index 8bea35f..10c4b55 100644
--- a/api/mraa/spi.hpp
+++ b/api/mraa/spi.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 namespace mraa {
 
 /**
- * @brief API to System Packet Interface
+ * @brief API to Serial Peripheral Interface
  *
  * This file defines the SPI interface for libmraa
  *