diff --git a/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml b/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
index 959cf9f541a..3d0a57a8109 100644
--- a/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
+++ b/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
@@ -1385,10 +1385,12 @@ possible configurations would overwhelm and obscure the important.
     <name>hbase.dynamic.jars.dir</name>
     <value>${hbase.rootdir}/lib</value>
     <description>
-      The directory from which the custom filter/co-processor jars can be loaded
+      The directory from which the custom filter JARs can be loaded
       dynamically by the region server without the need to restart. However,
       an already loaded filter/co-processor class would not be un-loaded. See
       HBASE-1936 for more details.
+
+      Does not apply to coprocessors.
     </description>
   </property>
   <property>