diff --git a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/TrafficStatsTest.java b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/TrafficStatsTest.java
index 5b93beead5..a8dd8acecc 100755
--- a/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/TrafficStatsTest.java
+++ b/tests/cts/net/src/android/net/cts/TrafficStatsTest.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class TrafficStatsTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         if (deltaTxOtherPackets > 0 || deltaRxOtherPackets > 0) {
             Log.i(LOG_TAG, "lingering traffic data: " + deltaTxOtherPackets + "/" + deltaRxOtherPackets);
             // Make sure that not too many non-localhost packets are accounted for
-            assertTrue("too many non-localhost packets on the sam UID", deltaTxOtherPackets + deltaTxOtherPackets < 20);
+            assertTrue("too many non-localhost packets on the same UID", deltaTxOtherPackets + deltaRxOtherPackets < 20);
         }
 
         assertTrue("uidtxp: " + uidTxPacketsBefore + " -> " + uidTxPacketsAfter + " delta=" + uidTxDeltaPackets +