diff --git a/contrib/regex/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/regex/JavaUtilRegexCapabilities.java b/contrib/regex/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/regex/JavaUtilRegexCapabilities.java
index cad9725a26e..1c56e35869f 100644
--- a/contrib/regex/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/regex/JavaUtilRegexCapabilities.java
+++ b/contrib/regex/src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/regex/JavaUtilRegexCapabilities.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class JavaUtilRegexCapabilities implements RegexCapabilities {
    * another option to modify the behavior. Useful in cases where the regular expression text
    * cannot be modified, or if doing so is undesired.
    * 
-   * @flags The flags that are ORed together.
+   * @param flags The flags that are ORed together.
    */
   public JavaUtilRegexCapabilities(int flags) {
     this.flags = flags;