diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/ChannelEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/ChannelEvent.java
index 87a34e4242..4e86af0654 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/ChannelEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/ChannelEvent.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ package org.jboss.netty.channel;
  * An I/O event or I/O request associated with a {@link Channel}.
  * <p>
  * A {@link ChannelEvent} is supposed to be handled by the
- * {@link ChannelPipeline} which is owned by the {@link Channel} that
+ * {@link ChannelPipeline} which is attached to the {@link Channel} that
  * the event belongs to.  Once an event is sent to a {@link ChannelPipeline},
  * it is handled by a list of {@link ChannelHandler}s.
  *