diff --git a/src/Cake.Common/IO/DirectoryAliases.cs b/src/Cake.Common/IO/DirectoryAliases.cs
index 59152a02f8..45806cbf26 100644
--- a/src/Cake.Common/IO/DirectoryAliases.cs
+++ b/src/Cake.Common/IO/DirectoryAliases.cs
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ public static void EnsureDirectoryExists(this ICakeContext context, DirectoryPat
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Copies the contents of a directory to the specified location.
+        /// Copies the contents of a directory, including subdirectories to the specified location.
         /// </summary>
         /// <example>
         /// <code>