diff --git a/Lib/ufo2ft/featureCompiler.py b/Lib/ufo2ft/featureCompiler.py
index 24aa166e7..aa6d90de2 100644
--- a/Lib/ufo2ft/featureCompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/ufo2ft/featureCompiler.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def __init__(self, ufo, ttFont=None, glyphSet=None, featureWriters=None, **kwarg
     def _load_custom_feature_writers(self, featureWriters=None):
         # Args:
         #   ufo: Font
-        #   filters: Optional[List[Union[FeatureWriter, EllipsisType]]])
+        #   featureWriters: Optional[List[Union[FeatureWriter, EllipsisType]]])
         # Returns: List[FeatureWriter]
 
         # by default, load the feature writers from the lib or the default ones;