diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/HashMap.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/HashMap.java
index abba8045d17..6aac6f29921 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/HashMap.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/HashMap.java
@@ -2571,7 +2571,7 @@ public class HashMap<K,V> extends AbstractMap<K,V>
      * without resizing the map.
      *
      * @param numMappings the expected number of mappings
-     * @param <K>         the type of keys maintained by this map
+     * @param <K>         the type of keys maintained by the new map
      * @param <V>         the type of mapped values
      * @return the newly created map
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if numMappings is negative
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/LinkedHashMap.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/LinkedHashMap.java
index f1c388f9960..bfa7eba8461 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/LinkedHashMap.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/LinkedHashMap.java
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ public class LinkedHashMap<K,V>
      * without resizing the map.
      *
      * @param numMappings the expected number of mappings
-     * @param <K>         the type of keys maintained by this map
+     * @param <K>         the type of keys maintained by the new map
      * @param <V>         the type of mapped values
      * @return the newly created map
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if numMappings is negative
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/WeakHashMap.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/WeakHashMap.java
index 1d50e8239bd..fb8f4b501fc 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/WeakHashMap.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/WeakHashMap.java
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ public class WeakHashMap<K,V>
      * without resizing the map.
      *
      * @param numMappings the expected number of mappings
-     * @param <K>         the type of keys maintained by this map
+     * @param <K>         the type of keys maintained by the new map
      * @param <V>         the type of mapped values
      * @return the newly created map
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if numMappings is negative