diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Parcelable.java b/core/java/android/os/Parcelable.java
index 594fbb2..448b591 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Parcelable.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Parcelable.java
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 /**
  * Interface for classes whose instances can be written to
  * and restored from a {@link Parcel}.  Classes implementing the Parcelable
- * interface must also have a static field called <code>CREATOR</code>, which
- * is an object implementing the {@link Parcelable.Creator Parcelable.Creator}
- * interface.
+ * interface must also have a non-null static field called <code>CREATOR</code>
+ * of a type that implements the {@link Parcelable.Creator} interface.
  * 
  * <p>A typical implementation of Parcelable is:</p>
  *