diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/com/sun/management/VMOption.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/com/sun/management/VMOption.java
index 48ce0d956b2..96530072fff 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/com/sun/management/VMOption.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/com/sun/management/VMOption.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public class VMOption {
         return "VM option: " + getName() +
                " value: " + value + " " +
                " origin: " + origin + " " +
-               (writeable ? "(read-only)" : "(read-write)");
+               (writeable ? "(read-write)" : "(read-only)");
     }
 
     /**