diff --git a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/FileOutputStream.java b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/FileOutputStream.java
index 634ca1ed481..b98549bd11e 100644
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/FileOutputStream.java
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/FileOutputStream.java
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ class FileOutputStream extends OutputStream
      * If the file exists but is a directory rather than a regular file, does
      * not exist but cannot be created, or cannot be opened for any other
      * reason then a <code>FileNotFoundException</code> is thrown.
+     * <p>
+     * @implSpec Invoking this constructor with the parameter {@code name} is
+     * equivalent to invoking {@link #FileOutputStream(String,boolean)
+     * new FileOutputStream(name, false)}.
      *
      * @param      name   the system-dependent filename
      * @exception  FileNotFoundException  if the file exists but is a directory