diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringStyle.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringStyle.java
index 36fe8677d..969812dc5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringStyle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/builder/ToStringStyle.java
@@ -2600,7 +2600,7 @@ private boolean isJsonObject(final String valueAsString) {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Appends the given String in parenthesis to the given StringBuffer.
+         * Appends the given String enclosed in double-quotes to the given StringBuffer.
          *
          * @param buffer the StringBuffer to append the value to.
          * @param value the value to append.