diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
index 11c1e45e63..e80294fb6c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
@@ -864,12 +864,12 @@ QString QFileInfo::suffix() const
     \b{Note:} The QDir returned always corresponds to the object's
     parent directory, even if the QFileInfo represents a directory.
 
-    For each of the following, dir() returns a QDir for
+    For each of the following, dir() returns the QDir
     \c{"~/examples/191697"}.
 
     \snippet fileinfo/main.cpp 0
 
-    For each of the following, dir() returns a QDir for
+    For each of the following, dir() returns the QDir
     \c{"."}.
 
     \snippet fileinfo/main.cpp 1