diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/shell/CreateCommand.java b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/shell/CreateCommand.java
index 9ef573faca2..d45186876be 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/shell/CreateCommand.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/shell/CreateCommand.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class CreateCommand extends SchemaModificationCommand {
 
   /**
    * Sets the table to be created.
-   * @param table Table to be created
+   * @param tableName Table to be created
    */
   public void setTable(String tableName) {
     this.tableName = new Text(tableName);
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ public class CreateCommand extends SchemaModificationCommand {
   public CommandType getCommandType() {
     return CommandType.DDL;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}