diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ResourceActivity.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ResourceActivity.java
index 91092b9308fe66b56934ccc578aca00e6a6ecad3..5199a844f5c9fa9cc32aae5a040c8c8b914565ab 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ResourceActivity.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ResourceActivity.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public interface ResourceActivity {
      *
      * <p>
      * If the activity doesn't lock any resources, just
-     * return {@code new ResourceList()}.
+     * return {@link ResourceList#EMPTY}.
      *
      * @return never null 
      */