diff --git a/colcon_cmake/task/cmake/build.py b/colcon_cmake/task/cmake/build.py
index 934eb68..27b241c 100644
--- a/colcon_cmake/task/cmake/build.py
+++ b/colcon_cmake/task/cmake/build.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def _have_jobs_arg(self, cmd, env):
                 return True
         for arg in cmd:
             if arg == '--':
-                # Now passing though args to the make system
+                # Now passing through args to the make system
                 have_dashes = True
             if re.match('-j[0-9]*', arg) and (cmake_has_jobs or have_dashes):
                 # CMake 3.12+ and direct -j option, or pre 3.12 and after '--'