diff --git a/core/builtins/src/kotlin/annotation/Annotations.kt b/core/builtins/src/kotlin/annotation/Annotations.kt
index a8b931cd5aa..2500fb9622e 100644
--- a/core/builtins/src/kotlin/annotation/Annotations.kt
+++ b/core/builtins/src/kotlin/annotation/Annotations.kt
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ public annotation class Retention(val value: AnnotationRetention = AnnotationRet
 public annotation class Repeatable
 
 /**
- * This meta-annotation determines that an annotation is a part of public API and therefore must be documented
+ * This meta-annotation determines that an annotation is a part of public API and therefore should be included in the generated
+ * documentation for the element to which the annotation is applied.
  */
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.ANNOTATION_CLASS)
 public annotation class MustBeDocumented
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