diff --git a/include/cppu/unotype.hxx b/include/cppu/unotype.hxx
index 55711b6012fe..640bd2bd57e1 100644
--- a/include/cppu/unotype.hxx
+++ b/include/cppu/unotype.hxx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct UnoVoidType;
 struct UnoUnsignedShortType;
 
 /**
-   A unique C++ type representing the UNO type UNSIGNED SHORT in cppu::UnoType.
+   A unique C++ type representing the UNO type CHAR in cppu::UnoType.
 
    The UNO types UNSIGNED SHORT and CHAR map to the same C++ type, so this C++
    type is needed to unambiguously specify UNO types in cppu::UnoType.