diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/ChannelState.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/ChannelState.java
index 417e6627cb..b0e93c61fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/ChannelState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/ChannelState.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import java.net.SocketAddress;
  * <p>
  * The state of a {@link Channel} is interpreted differently depending on the
  * {@linkplain ChannelStateEvent#getValue() value} of a {@link ChannelStateEvent}
- * and the direction of the event propagation in a {@link ChannelPipeline}:
+ * and the direction of the event in a {@link ChannelPipeline}:
  *
  * <table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6">
  * <tr>