diff --git a/core/java/android/os/ConditionVariable.java b/core/java/android/os/ConditionVariable.java
index 07b221c81dba3..1e820f9456897 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/ConditionVariable.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/ConditionVariable.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class ConditionVariable
      * <p>
      * If the condition is already opened, return immediately.
      *
-     * @param timeout the minimum time to wait in milliseconds.
+     * @param timeout the maximum time to wait in milliseconds.
      *
      * @return true if the condition was opened, false if the call returns
      * because of the timeout.