diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
index de814472a8cff1bb4d5dc1475400ea155b032394..5d3957326813710385baeedc3dd7513f74726c9e 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -2175,7 +2175,7 @@ class CommandLineFlags {
           "Minimum ratio of young generation/survivor space size")          \
                                                                             \
   product(uintx, InitialSurvivorRatio, 8,                                   \
-          "Initial ratio of eden/survivor space size")                      \
+          "Initial ratio of young generation/survivor space size")          \
                                                                             \
   product(uintx, BaseFootPrintEstimate, 256*M,                              \
           "Estimate of footprint other than Java Heap")                     \