diff --git a/modules/juce_core/streams/juce_OutputStream.h b/modules/juce_core/streams/juce_OutputStream.h
index 407d34218f..2213f5f81c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/streams/juce_OutputStream.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/streams/juce_OutputStream.h
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ public:
     virtual int64 writeFromInputStream (InputStream& source, int64 maxNumBytesToWrite);
 
     //==============================================================================
-    /** Sets the string that will be written to the stream when the writeNewLine()
-        method is called.
+    /** Sets the string to write to the stream when a new line is written.
         By default this will be set the value of NewLine::getDefault().
     */
     void setNewLineString (const String& newLineString);