diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvmti.xml b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvmti.xml
index 28144da3a39..6c44405dda9 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvmti.xml
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvmti.xml
@@ -3370,7 +3370,7 @@ err = (*jvmti)->Deallocate(jvmti, stack_info);
 	  </constant>
 	  <constant id="JVMTI_HEAP_REFERENCE_SUPERCLASS" num="10">
             Reference from a class to its superclass. 
-            A callback is bot sent if the superclass is <code>java.lang.Object</code>.
+            A callback is not sent if the superclass is <code>java.lang.Object</code>.
             Note: loaded classes define superclasses via a constant pool
             reference, so the referenced superclass may also be reported with 
             a <code>JVMTI_HEAP_REFERENCE_CONSTANT_POOL</code> reference kind.