diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FilenameUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FilenameUtils.java
index 049c3a7108a..52840922a00 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FilenameUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/io/FilenameUtils.java
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ public static String getFullPath(final String fileName) {
      * ~            --> ~
      * ~/           --> ~
      * ~user        --> ~user
-     * ~user/       --> ~user
+     * ~user/       --> ~user/
      * </pre>
      * <p>
      * The output will be the same irrespective of the machine that the code is running on.