diff --git a/plugins/inputs/cpu/cpu.go b/plugins/inputs/cpu/cpu.go
index e073309e47e3b..3b6c1b8816b38 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/cpu/cpu.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/cpu/cpu.go
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   percpu = true
   ## Whether to report total system cpu stats or not
   totalcpu = true
-  ## If true, collect raw CPU time metrics.
+  ## If true, collect raw CPU time metrics
   collect_cpu_time = false
-  ## If true, compute and report the sum of all non-idle CPU states.
+  ## If true, compute and report the sum of all non-idle CPU states
   report_active = false
 `