diff --git a/src/share/classes/java/awt/Toolkit.java b/src/share/classes/java/awt/Toolkit.java
index 92bedb7580b2477a34dc834fd338998f6a702ebf..84f3206d6d335550baddf3e4152792701fae9491 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/java/awt/Toolkit.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/awt/Toolkit.java
@@ -1239,7 +1239,8 @@ public abstract class Toolkit {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Emits an audio beep.
+     * Emits an audio beep depending on native system settings and hardware
+     * capabilities.
      * @since     JDK1.1
      */
     public abstract void beep();