diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/Dependency.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/Dependency.scala
index 818283746c140..3132dcf745e19 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/Dependency.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/Dependency.scala
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ abstract class NarrowDependency[T](rdd: RDD[T]) extends Dependency(rdd) {
  * Represents a dependency on the output of a shuffle stage.
  * @param rdd the parent RDD
  * @param partitioner partitioner used to partition the shuffle output
- * @param serializer [[org.apache.spark.serializer.Serializer Serializer]] to use. If set to null, the default
- *                  serializer, as specified by `spark.serializer` config option, will be used.
+ * @param serializer [[org.apache.spark.serializer.Serializer Serializer]] to use. If set to null,
+ *                   the default serializer, as specified by `spark.serializer` config option, will
+ *                   be used.
  */
 class ShuffleDependency[K, V](
     @transient rdd: RDD[_ <: Product2[K, V]],