diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/ServletRequestDataBinder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/ServletRequestDataBinder.java
index 415e96adf0c..6f1236575a3 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/ServletRequestDataBinder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/ServletRequestDataBinder.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils;
  * // trigger actual binding of request parameters
  * binder.bind(request);
  * // optionally evaluate binding errors
- * Errors errors = binder.getBindingResult();
+ * BindingResult bindingResult = binder.getBindingResult();
  * ...</pre>
  *
  * @author Rod Johnson
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java
index ad63edc296c..981452e3f62 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/support/WebRequestDataBinder.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.multipart.support.StandardServletPartUtils;
  * // trigger actual binding of request parameters
  * binder.bind(request);
  * // optionally evaluate binding errors
- * Errors errors = binder.getBindingResult();
+ * BindingResult bindingResult = binder.getBindingResult();
  * ...</pre>
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller