diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FilenameUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FilenameUtils.java
index 049c3a7108a..7f38a266d3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FilenameUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FilenameUtils.java
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ public static String getFullPath(final String fileName) {
      * C:           --> C:
      * C:\          --> C:\
      * ~            --> ~
-     * ~/           --> ~
+     * ~/           --> ~/
      * ~user        --> ~user
      * ~user/       --> ~user
      * </pre>