diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/core/env/PropertyResolverExtensions.kt b/spring-core/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/core/env/PropertyResolverExtensions.kt
index c954a27592..e42228c717 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/core/env/PropertyResolverExtensions.kt
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/kotlin/org/springframework/core/env/PropertyResolverExtensions.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ operator fun PropertyResolver.get(key: String) : String? = getProperty(key)
 
 /**
  * Extension for [PropertyResolver.getProperty] providing a `getProperty<Foo>(...)`
- * variant returning a nullable [String].
+ * variant returning a nullable `Foo`.
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  * @since 5.1