diff --git a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java
index 93c1b1b5348..2d52ef0ea34 100644
--- a/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java
+++ b/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/embedded/AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public class AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext
 	 * {@link #refresh()} must be called in order for the context to fully process the new
 	 * class.
 	 * <p>
-	 * Calls to {@link #register} are idempotent; adding the same annotated class more
+	 * Calls to {@code #register} are idempotent; adding the same annotated class more
 	 * than once has no additional effect.
 	 * @param annotatedClasses one or more annotated classes, e.g. {@code @Configuration}
 	 * classes