diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/SimpleChannelInboundHandler.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/SimpleChannelInboundHandler.java
index 21acac72af..615489e027 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/SimpleChannelInboundHandler.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/SimpleChannelInboundHandler.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import io.netty.util.internal.TypeParameterMatcher;
  *             {@link SimpleChannelInboundHandler}<{@link String}> {
  *
  *         {@code @Override}
- *         public void messageReceived({@link ChannelHandlerContext} ctx, {@link String} message)
+ *         protected void channelRead0({@link ChannelHandlerContext} ctx, {@link String} message)
  *                 throws {@link Exception} {
  *             System.out.println(message);
  *         }