diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Quaterniond.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Quaterniond.java
index f4dc04d9..370a3039 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Quaterniond.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Quaterniond.java
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ public Quaterniond fromAxisAngleDeg(Vector3dc axis, double angle) {
      * @param axisZ
      *          the z component of the rotation axis         
      * @param angle
-     *          the angle in radians
+     *          the angle in degrees
      * @return this
      */
     public Quaterniond fromAxisAngleDeg(double axisX, double axisY, double axisZ, double angle) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/joml/Quaternionf.java b/src/main/java/org/joml/Quaternionf.java
index 0ea18431..ad0f38b6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/joml/Quaternionf.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/joml/Quaternionf.java
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ public Quaternionf fromAxisAngleDeg(Vector3fc axis, float angle) {
      * @param axisZ
      *          the z component of the rotation axis         
      * @param angle
-     *          the angle in radians
+     *          the angle in degrees
      * @return this
      */
     public Quaternionf fromAxisAngleDeg(float axisX, float axisY, float axisZ, float angle) {