diff --git a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/StreamFunctionProperties.java b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/StreamFunctionProperties.java
index 0d2874298..3d87d79d7 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/StreamFunctionProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-stream/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/function/StreamFunctionProperties.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class StreamFunctionProperties {
 
 	/**
 	 * Definition of functions to bind. If several functions need to be composed into one,
-	 * use pipes (e.g., 'fooFunc|barFunc')
+	 * use pipes (e.g., 'fooFunc\|barFunc')
 	 */
 	private String definition;