diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
index f6ff0f509954..fe1a33a597a3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Request.php
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ public function setFormat($format, $mimeTypes)
      *
      * @param string|null $default The default format
      *
-     * @return string The request format
+     * @return string|null The request format
      */
     public function getRequestFormat($default = 'html')
     {