diff --git a/Sources/SwiftProtobuf/BinaryDelimited.swift b/Sources/SwiftProtobuf/BinaryDelimited.swift
index 5a62dac3f..e2de26f04 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftProtobuf/BinaryDelimited.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftProtobuf/BinaryDelimited.swift
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public enum BinaryDelimited {
   ///     extensions in this message or messages nested within this message's
   ///     fields.
   ///   - partial: If `false` (the default), this method will check
-  ///     `Message.isInitialized` before decoding to verify that all required
+  ///     `Message.isInitialized` after decoding to verify that all required
   ///     fields are present. If any are missing, this method throws
   ///     `BinaryDecodingError.missingRequiredFields`.
   ///   - options: The BinaryDecodingOptions to use.
diff --git a/Sources/SwiftProtobuf/Message+BinaryAdditions.swift b/Sources/SwiftProtobuf/Message+BinaryAdditions.swift
index d484e3e67..faf06ff59 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftProtobuf/Message+BinaryAdditions.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftProtobuf/Message+BinaryAdditions.swift
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ extension Message {
   ///     extensions in this message or messages nested within this message's
   ///     fields.
   ///   - partial: If `false` (the default), this method will check
-  ///     `Message.isInitialized` before decoding to verify that all required
+  ///     `Message.isInitialized` after decoding to verify that all required
   ///     fields are present. If any are missing, this method throws
   ///     `BinaryDecodingError.missingRequiredFields`.
   ///   - options: The BinaryDecodingOptions to use.
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ extension Message {
   ///     extensions in this message or messages nested within this message's
   ///     fields.
   ///   - partial: If `false` (the default), this method will check
-  ///     `Message.isInitialized` before decoding to verify that all required
+  ///     `Message.isInitialized` after decoding to verify that all required
   ///     fields are present. If any are missing, this method throws
   ///     `BinaryDecodingError.missingRequiredFields`.
   ///   - options: The BinaryDecodingOptions to use.