diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/resources/ResourcesMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/resources/ResourcesMojo.java
index 4d9a21c..9fbbe35 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/resources/ResourcesMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/resources/ResourcesMojo.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 {
 
     /**
-     * The character encoding scheme to be applied when filtering resources.
+     * The character encoding to use when reading and writing filtered resources.
      */
     @Parameter( defaultValue = "${project.build.sourceEncoding}" )
     protected String encoding;