diff --git a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.java b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.java
index 20dae7cf..3e7c1693 100644
--- a/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.java
+++ b/spring-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/amqp/rabbit/listener/SimpleMessageListenerContainer.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class SimpleMessageListenerContainer extends AbstractMessageListenerConta
 	 * <p>
 	 * Raising the number of concurrent consumers is recommended in order to scale the consumption of messages coming in
 	 * from a queue. However, note that any ordering guarantees are lost once multiple consumers are registered. In
-	 * general, stick with 1 consumer for low-volume queues. Cannot be less than {@link #maxConcurrentConsumers} (if set).
+	 * general, stick with 1 consumer for low-volume queues. Cannot be more than {@link #maxConcurrentConsumers} (if set).
 	 * @param concurrentConsumers the minimum number of consumers to create.
 	 * @see #setMaxConcurrentConsumers(int)
 	 */