diff --git a/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/specific/AvroInternal.java b/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/specific/AvroInternal.java
index 65119660b47..f09126cca5c 100644
--- a/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/specific/AvroInternal.java
+++ b/lang/java/avro/src/main/java/org/apache/avro/specific/AvroInternal.java
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
- * Indicates that an annotated accessor is an Avro internal
- * and should be ignored when introspecting @AvroGenerated classes.
+ * Indicates that an annotated accessor is an Avro internal and should be
+ * ignored when introspecting @AvroGenerated classes.
  */
 @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)