diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/javax/crypto/spec/DESedeKeySpec.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/javax/crypto/spec/DESedeKeySpec.java
index fb5a19b4a9b5d..4a7ab9a072778 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/javax/crypto/spec/DESedeKeySpec.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/javax/crypto/spec/DESedeKeySpec.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public byte[] getKey() {
      *
      * @exception InvalidKeyException if the given key material is
      * <code>null</code>, or starting at <code>offset</code> inclusive, is
-     * shorter than 8 bytes.
+     * shorter than 24 bytes.
      * @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>offset</code> is
      * negative.
      */