diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/BuildClasspathMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/BuildClasspathMojo.java
index 57c0d9c4d..698c2739e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/BuildClasspathMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/BuildClasspathMojo.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class BuildClasspathMojo extends AbstractDependencyFilterMojo implements
     private String prefix;
 
     /**
-     * A property to set to the content of the classpath string.
+     * If defined, the name of a property to which the classpath string will be written.
      */
     @Parameter(property = "mdep.outputProperty")
     private String outputProperty;