diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/session/HttpSessionCreatedEvent.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/session/HttpSessionCreatedEvent.java
index 8c67702646..bc1cc71fc1 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/session/HttpSessionCreatedEvent.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/session/HttpSessionCreatedEvent.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;
 import org.springframework.security.core.session.SessionCreationEvent;
 
 /**
- * Published by the {@link HttpSessionEventPublisher} when a HttpSession is destroyed by the container
+ * Published by the {@link HttpSessionEventPublisher} when an {@code HttpSession} is created by the container
  *
  * @author Ray Krueger
  * @author Luke Taylor