diff --git a/packages/core/src/metadata/di.ts b/packages/core/src/metadata/di.ts
index fbad15a6fc..58f852dbc9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/metadata/di.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/metadata/di.ts
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ export interface ViewChildrenDecorator {
    *   * A template reference variable as a string (e.g. query `<my-component #cmp></my-component>`
    * with `@ViewChildren('cmp')`)
    *   * Any provider defined in the child component tree of the current component (e.g.
-   * `@ViewChildren(SomeService) someService: SomeService`)
-   *   * Any provider defined through a string token (e.g. `@ViewChildren('someToken') someTokenVal:
-   * any`)
+   * `@ViewChildren(SomeService) someService!: SomeService`)
+   *   * Any provider defined through a string token (e.g. `@ViewChildren('someToken')
+   * someTokenVal!: any`)
    *   * A `TemplateRef` (e.g. query `<ng-template></ng-template>` with `@ViewChildren(TemplateRef)
    * template;`)
    *