diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/AbstractJavadocMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/AbstractJavadocMojo.java
index 21f4b0a7..a20d0701 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/AbstractJavadocMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/AbstractJavadocMojo.java
@@ -2562,7 +2562,7 @@ protected boolean canGenerateReport( Map<Path, Collection<String>> files )
      * Method to get the excluded source files from the javadoc and create the argument string
      * that will be included in the javadoc commandline execution.
      *
-     * @param sourceFolders the collection of paths to the source files
+     * @param sourcePaths the collection of paths to the source files
      * @return a String that contains the exclude argument that will be used by javadoc
      * @throws MavenReportException
      */