diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystem.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystem.scala
index dbe5630789..5e49a1dc0e 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystem.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/actor/ActorSystem.scala
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ object ActorSystem {
  * system.actorOf(Props(new MyActor(...))
  *
  * // Java
- * system.actorOf(classOf[MyActor]);
+ * system.actorOf(MyActor.class);
  * system.actorOf(Props(new Creator<MyActor>() {
  *   public MyActor create() { ... }
  * });