diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/userdetails/User.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/userdetails/User.java
index 5d164bea76..2c518fd7d8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/userdetails/User.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/userdetails/User.java
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class User implements UserDetails, CredentialsContainer {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates a UserBuilder with a specified user name
+	 * Creates a UserBuilder with a specified username
 	 * @param username the username to use
 	 * @return the UserBuilder
 	 */