diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/TypeUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/TypeUtils.java
index fa6cb7975..bf2c968d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/TypeUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/TypeUtils.java
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ public class TypeUtils {
     /**
      * <p>Performs a mapping of type variables.</p>
      *
+     * @param <T> the generic type of the class in question
      * @param cls the class in question
      * @param parameterizedType the parameterized type
      * @param typeVarAssigns the map to be filled