diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/io/ReadWrite.kt b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/io/ReadWrite.kt
index 3986ecedc9d..32e190b402a 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/io/ReadWrite.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/io/ReadWrite.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import kotlin.internal.*
 public inline fun Reader.buffered(bufferSize: Int = DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE): BufferedReader =
     if (this is BufferedReader) this else BufferedReader(this, bufferSize)
 
-/** Returns a buffered reader wrapping this Writer, or this Writer itself if it is already buffered. */
+/** Returns a buffered writer wrapping this Writer, or this Writer itself if it is already buffered. */
 @kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
 public inline fun Writer.buffered(bufferSize: Int = DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE): BufferedWriter =
     if (this is BufferedWriter) this else BufferedWriter(this, bufferSize)