diff --git a/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorMask.java b/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorMask.java
index f5ce894b13f..cdf5b589be7 100644
--- a/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorMask.java
+++ b/src/jdk.incubator.vector/share/classes/jdk/incubator/vector/VectorMask.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ import java.util.Objects;
  * }</pre>
  *
  * </ul>
- * @param <E> the boxed version of {@code ETYPE},
- *           the element type of a vector
  *
  * <h2>Value-based classes and identity operations</h2>
  *
@@ -128,6 +126,9 @@ import java.util.Objects;
  * {@code static final} constants, but storing them in other Java
  * fields or in array elements, while semantically valid, may incur
  * performance penalties.
+ *
+ * @param <E> the boxed version of {@code ETYPE},
+ *           the element type of a vector
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("exports")
 public abstract class VectorMask<E> extends jdk.internal.vm.vector.VectorSupport.VectorMask<E> {