diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index 8a199275b1233..080c0d23f4262 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -9420,7 +9420,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
     }
 
     /**
-     * Return true iff there is a selection inside this text view.
+     * Return true iff there is a selection of nonzero length inside this text view.
      */
     public boolean hasSelection() {
         final int selectionStart = getSelectionStart();