diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/HashCodeBuilder.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/HashCodeBuilder.java
index c3c60d695..77f3d3078 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/HashCodeBuilder.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/HashCodeBuilder.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  * public class Person {
  *   String name;
  *   int age;
- *   boolean isSmoker;
+ *   boolean smoker;
  *   ...
  *
  *   public int hashCode() {
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringBuilder.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringBuilder.java
index a0f5a3142..8b6c2177b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringBuilder.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringBuilder.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang.ObjectUtils;
  * public class Person {
  *   String name;
  *   int age;
- *   boolean isSmoker;
+ *   boolean smoker;
  * 
  *   ...
  *