diff --git a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/building/ModelBuildingRequest.java b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/building/ModelBuildingRequest.java
index bc6e71bee2..dce0c321d0 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/building/ModelBuildingRequest.java
+++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/building/ModelBuildingRequest.java
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public interface ModelBuildingRequest
      * Sets the model resolver to use for resolution of mixins or parents that are not locally reachable from the
      * project directory.
      *
-     * @param modelResolver The model resolver to use, may be {@code null}.
+     * @param modelResolver The model resolver to use, never {@code null}.
      * @return This request, never {@code null}.
      */
     ModelBuildingRequest setModelResolver( ModelResolver modelResolver );
@@ -335,4 +335,4 @@ public interface ModelBuildingRequest
 
     ModelBuildingRequest setWorkspaceModelResolver( WorkspaceModelResolver workspaceResolver );
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}