diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/KeyStoreSpi.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/KeyStoreSpi.java
index f22669d4aac..5c60f44e4e9 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/KeyStoreSpi.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/KeyStoreSpi.java
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ public abstract class KeyStoreSpi {
     /**
      * Returns the instant that the entry identified by the given alias was
      * created.
-     * <p>
-     * Subclasses should override this method to directly return an instant.
+     *
+     * @apiNote Subclasses should override this method to directly return an
+     * instant.
      *
      * @implSpec
      * The default implementation calls {@code engineGetCreationDate(alias)}