diff --git a/smac/runner/abstract_runner.py b/smac/runner/abstract_runner.py
index dd038d055..438a8edb1 100644
--- a/smac/runner/abstract_runner.py
+++ b/smac/runner/abstract_runner.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def run(
         runtime : float
             The time the target function took to run.
         cpu_time : float
-            The CPU time the target function took to run.
+            The time the target function took on hardware to run.
         additional_info : dict
             All further additional trial information.
         """