diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/Conversions.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/Conversions.java
index 08f46740fb1..2c31379adef 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/Conversions.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/Conversions.java
@@ -1154,8 +1154,8 @@ public class Conversions {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Composite pointer type computed as described in 5.9-2 except that if the conversion to the
-	 * pointer is not possible, we return null.
+	 * Composite pointer type computed as described in 5.9-2 except that if the conversion to
+	 * the pointer is not possible, the method returns {@code null}.
 	 */
 	public static IType compositePointerType(IType t1, IType t2) {
 		final boolean isPtr1 = t1 instanceof IPointerType;