diff --git a/prometheus/go_collector.go b/prometheus/go_collector.go
index dc9247fed..ea05cf429 100644
--- a/prometheus/go_collector.go
+++ b/prometheus/go_collector.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func NewGoCollector() Collector {
 			nil, nil),
 		gcDesc: NewDesc(
 			"go_gc_duration_seconds",
-			"A summary of the GC invocation durations.",
+			"A summary of the pause duration of garbage collection cycles.",
 			nil, nil),
 		goInfoDesc: NewDesc(
 			"go_info",