diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
index 0a444ddffcd528ca6fe5b9cefcab5f387e5309f4..00d3f035919795966d741fe419f5cfd10afc79ff 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ def scope(*args)
         # Scopes routes to a specific controller
         #
         #   controller "food" do
-        #     match "bacon", action: "bacon"
+        #     match "bacon", action: :bacon, via: :get
         #   end
         def controller(controller, options={})
           options[:controller] = controller