diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/QueryParser.java b/src/java/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/QueryParser.java
index ba7c23456e6..f734450e351 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/QueryParser.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/QueryParser.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class QueryParser implements QueryParserConstants {
 
   /**
    * Gets implicit operator setting, which will be either DEFAULT_OPERATOR_AND
-   * or DEFAULT_OPERATOR_AND.
+   * or DEFAULT_OPERATOR_OR.
    */
   public int getOperator() {
     return operator;
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/QueryParser.jj b/src/java/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/QueryParser.jj
index b7ca38ece47..2320e8dfb2e 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/QueryParser.jj
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/lucene/queryParser/QueryParser.jj
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class QueryParser {
 
   /**
    * Gets implicit operator setting, which will be either DEFAULT_OPERATOR_AND
-   * or DEFAULT_OPERATOR_AND.
+   * or DEFAULT_OPERATOR_OR.
    */
   public int getOperator() {
     return operator;