diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
index 42c892a240b66..e7814cbd67e74 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class Canvas extends BaseCanvas {
 
     /**
      * Return true if the device that the current layer draws into is opaque
-     * (i.e. does not support per-pixel alpha).
+     * (that is, it does not support per-pixel alpha).
      *
      * @return true if the device that the current layer draws into is opaque
      */