diff --git a/core/java/android/net/VpnManager.java b/core/java/android/net/VpnManager.java
index 2e64a74a5d672..ff47f3fc30aa6 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/VpnManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/VpnManager.java
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ public class VpnManager {
      * Retrieve the VpnProfileState for the profile provisioned by the calling package.
      *
      * @return the VpnProfileState with current information, or null if there was no profile
-     *         provisioned by the calling package.
+     *         provisioned and started by the calling package.
      */
     @Nullable
     public VpnProfileState getProvisionedVpnProfileState() {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/VpnManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/VpnManagerService.java
index 2b43ef48b9225..9b4f9683d5506 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/VpnManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/VpnManagerService.java
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ public class VpnManagerService extends IVpnManager.Stub {
      * Retrieve the VpnProfileState for the profile provisioned by the given package.
      *
      * @return the VpnProfileState with current information, or null if there was no profile
-     *         provisioned by the given package.
+     *         provisioned and started by the given package.
      * @hide
      */
     @Override
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
index d4bb445d66acd..7cef7fe132e22 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
@@ -5010,7 +5010,7 @@ public class Vpn {
      * Retrieve the VpnProfileState for the profile provisioned by the given package.
      *
      * @return the VpnProfileState with current information, or null if there was no profile
-     *         provisioned by the given package.
+     *         provisioned and started by the given package.
      */
     @Nullable
     public synchronized VpnProfileState getProvisionedVpnProfileState(