diff --git a/python/mxnet/initializer.py b/python/mxnet/initializer.py
index 277bfd0f4fa5..d0282471ceaa 100755
--- a/python/mxnet/initializer.py
+++ b/python/mxnet/initializer.py
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ class MSRAPrelu(Xavier):
     https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.01852.
 
     This initializer is proposed for initialization related to ReLu activation,
-    it maked some changes on top of Xavier method.
+    it makes some changes on top of Xavier method.
 
     Parameters
     ----------