diff --git a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseIntVector.java b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseIntVector.java
index 027c74560bf08..b4dde1e97059b 100644
--- a/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseIntVector.java
+++ b/java/vector/src/main/java/org/apache/arrow/vector/BaseIntVector.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public interface BaseIntVector extends ValueVector {
   void setWithPossibleTruncate(int index, long value);
 
   /**
-   * Gets the value at index, note this value may haven been extended to long and will throw {@link IllegalStateException} if
+   * Gets the value at index, note this value may haven been extended to long and will throw Exception if
    * the value is null.
    */
   long getValueAsLong(int index);