diff --git a/pylint.conf b/pylint.conf
index 66b31ef9..1e15d839 100644
--- a/pylint.conf
+++ b/pylint.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Profiled execution.
 profile=no
 
-# Add files or directories to the blacklist. They should be base names, not
+# Add files or directories to the blocked list. They should be base names, not
 # paths.
 ignore=CVS