diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/text/StringBuilder.kt b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/text/StringBuilder.kt
index aa8ebb5f5d8..a7797461146 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/text/StringBuilder.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/text/StringBuilder.kt
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ actual class StringBuilder private constructor (
 }
 
 /**
- * Clears the content of this string builder making it empty.
+ * Clears the content of this string builder making it empty and returns this instance.
  *
  * @sample samples.text.Strings.clearStringBuilder
  */