diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts
index 380be01cf0..b75870e82b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/src/directives/ng_switch.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class SwitchView {
  *         <inner-element></inner-element>
  *         <inner-other-element></inner-other-element>
  *       </ng-container>
- *       <some-element *ngSwitchDefault>...</p>
+ *       <some-element *ngSwitchDefault>...</some-element>
  *     </container-element>
  * ```
  * @description