diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/AvoidXfermode.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/AvoidXfermode.java
index 2ed042b7901ba..7e2722d6fe0d1 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/AvoidXfermode.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/AvoidXfermode.java
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ public class AvoidXfermode extends Xfermode {
      *
      * There are two modes, and each mode interprets a tolerance value.
      *
-     * AVOID: In this mode, drawing is allowed only on destination pixels that
+     * Avoid: In this mode, drawing is allowed only on destination pixels that
      * are different from the op-color.
-     *   Tolerance near 0: avoid anything close to the op-color
-     *   Tolerance near 255: avoid only colors very close to the op-color
-     *
-     * TARGET: In this mode, drawing only occurs on destination pixels that
+     * Tolerance near 0: avoid any colors even remotely similar to the op-color
+     * Tolerance near 255: avoid only colors nearly identical to the op-color
+     
+     * Target: In this mode, drawing only occurs on destination pixels that
      * are similar to the op-color
-     *   Tolerance near 0: draw on colors that are very close to op-color
-     *   Tolerance near 255: draw on colors that  to the op-color
+     * Tolerance near 0: draw only on colors that are nearly identical to the op-color
+     * Tolerance near 255: draw on any colors even remotely similar to the op-color
      */
     public AvoidXfermode(int opColor, int tolerance, Mode mode) {
         if (tolerance < 0 || tolerance > 255) {