diff --git a/core/java/android/content/IntentFilter.java b/core/java/android/content/IntentFilter.java
index ed5dfa5393ecb..22ab43bbb4292 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/IntentFilter.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/IntentFilter.java
@@ -449,11 +449,12 @@ public class IntentFilter implements Parcelable {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Modify priority of this filter.  The default priority is 0. Positive
-     * values will be before the default, lower values will be after it.
-     * Applications must use a value that is larger than
-     * {@link #SYSTEM_LOW_PRIORITY} and smaller than
-     * {@link #SYSTEM_HIGH_PRIORITY} .
+     * Modify priority of this filter.  This only affects receiver filters.
+     * The priority of activity filters are set in XML and cannot be changed
+     * programatically. The default priority is 0. Positive values will be
+     * before the default, lower values will be after it. Applications should
+     * use a value that is larger than {@link #SYSTEM_LOW_PRIORITY} and
+     * smaller than {@link #SYSTEM_HIGH_PRIORITY} .
      *
      * @param priority The new priority value.
      *