diff --git a/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/concurrent/SingleThreadEventExecutor.java b/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/concurrent/SingleThreadEventExecutor.java
index f7ab9aca05..22c12f083a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/concurrent/SingleThreadEventExecutor.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/io/netty/util/concurrent/SingleThreadEventExecutor.java
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ public abstract class SingleThreadEventExecutor extends AbstractScheduledEventEx
     }
 
     /**
-     *
+     * Run the tasks in the {@link #taskQueue}
      */
     protected abstract void run();