diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
index 9347957b..28c9d66f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class CSVFormat implements Serializable {
          * @param nullToString TODO
          * @param header
          *            the header
-         * @param recordSeparator
+         * @param lineSeparator
          *            the line separator to use for output
          * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the delimiter is a line break character
          */