diff --git a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/CodedOutputStream.java b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/CodedOutputStream.java
index 6896f7119594c..ce9c80b38d020 100644
--- a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/CodedOutputStream.java
+++ b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/CodedOutputStream.java
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ public static int computeTagSize(final int fieldNumber) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Compute the number of bytes that would be needed to encode an {@code int32} field, including
+   * Compute the number of bytes that would be needed to encode an {@code int32} field, excluding
    * tag.
    */
   public static int computeInt32SizeNoTag(final int value) {