diff --git a/src/jdk.management.agent/share/conf/management.properties b/src/jdk.management.agent/share/conf/management.properties
index 6df414e9224..264fe4ba487 100644
--- a/src/jdk.management.agent/share/conf/management.properties
+++ b/src/jdk.management.agent/share/conf/management.properties
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@
 
 # ################ Management agent listen interface #########################
 #
-# com.sun.management.jmxremote.host=<host-or-interface-name>
-#      Specifies the local interface on which the JMX RMI agent will bind.
+# com.sun.management.jmxremote.host=<host-name-or-address>
+#      The local host name or IP address on which the JMX RMI agent will bind.
 #      This is useful when running on machines which have several
 #      interfaces defined. It makes it possible to listen to a specific
 #      subnet accessible through that interface.