diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurity.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurity.java
index a2093cf73d..d47727f08c 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurity.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/web/builders/HttpSecurity.java
@@ -1105,6 +1105,7 @@ public final class HttpSecurity extends
 
 	/**
 	 * Allows restricting access based upon the {@link HttpServletRequest} using
+	 * {@link RequestMatcher} implementations (i.e. via URL patterns).
 	 *
 	 * <h2>Example Configurations</h2>
 	 *