diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java
index 4d8fbf0133d..1630d2d8997 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/bind/Binder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ public class Binder {
 
 	/**
 	 * Bind the specified target {@link Class} using this binder's
-	 * {@link ConfigurationPropertySource property sources} or create a new instance using
-	 * the type of the {@link Bindable} if the result of the binding is {@code null}.
+	 * {@link ConfigurationPropertySource property sources} or create a new instance of
+	 * the specified target {@link Class} if the result of the binding is {@code null}.
 	 * @param name the configuration property name to bind
 	 * @param target the target class
 	 * @param <T> the bound type