diff --git a/eessi/testsuite/common_config.py b/eessi/testsuite/common_config.py
index fab35a84..47c95516 100644
--- a/eessi/testsuite/common_config.py
+++ b/eessi/testsuite/common_config.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def common_logging_config(prefix=None):
 def common_general_config(prefix=None):
     """
     return common configuration for the 'general' section of the ReFrame configuration file
-    :param: prefix: prefix for the report_file
+    :param prefix: prefix for the report_file
     """
     prefix = os.getenv('RFM_PREFIX', prefix if prefix else '.')
     reportdir = os.path.join(prefix, 'report_files')