diff --git a/analysis/analysis-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/symbols/pointers/KtSymbolPointer.kt b/analysis/analysis-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/symbols/pointers/KtSymbolPointer.kt
index b50a0d43827..17bbce0d8ea 100644
--- a/analysis/analysis-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/symbols/pointers/KtSymbolPointer.kt
+++ b/analysis/analysis-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/symbols/pointers/KtSymbolPointer.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public abstract class KtSymbolPointer<out S : KtSymbol> {
     public abstract fun restoreSymbol(analysisSession: KtAnalysisSession): S?
 
     /**
-     * @return **true** if [other] pointer can be restored to the same symbol
+     * @return **true** if [other] pointer can be restored to the same symbol. The operation is symmetric and transitive.
      */
     public open fun pointsToTheSameSymbolAs(other: KtSymbolPointer<KtSymbol>): Boolean = this === other
 }