diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityManagerFactoryBuilder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityManagerFactoryBuilder.java
index 0e0d60b0f1..8091f99b06 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityManagerFactoryBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/orm/jpa/EntityManagerFactoryBuilder.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class EntityManagerFactoryBuilder {
 	 * @param persistenceUnitManager optional source of persistence unit information (can
 	 * be null)
 	 * @param persistenceUnitRootLocation the persistence unit root location to use as a
-	 * fallback (can be null)
+	 * fallback or {@code null}
 	 * @since 1.4.1
 	 */
 	public EntityManagerFactoryBuilder(JpaVendorAdapter jpaVendorAdapter, Map<String, ?> jpaProperties,