diff --git a/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml b/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
index 4b689c3feeb..6c0e971b873 100644
--- a/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
+++ b/hbase-protocol-shaded/pom.xml
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@
         <!--Where to compile protos into-->
         <classes.dir>${project.build.directory}/protoc-generated-classes</classes.dir>
         <!--When the compile for this profile runs, make sure it makes jars that
-             can be related back to this shading profile. Give them a shading prefix.
+            can be related back to this shading profile. Give them the shading profile
+            name as a prefix.
          -->
         <jar.finalName>${profile.id}.${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</jar.finalName>
       </properties>