diff --git a/examples/pylab_examples/set_and_get.py b/examples/pylab_examples/set_and_get.py
index 7004481bce19..c0e3743a805f 100644
--- a/examples/pylab_examples/set_and_get.py
+++ b/examples/pylab_examples/set_and_get.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 l1, l2 = lines
 plt.setp(lines, linestyle='--')       # set both to dashed
 plt.setp(l1, linewidth=2, color='r')  # line1 is thick and red
-plt.setp(l2, linewidth=1, color='g')  # line2 is thicker and green
+plt.setp(l2, linewidth=1, color='g')  # line2 is thinner and green
 
 
 print('Line setters')