diff --git a/src/ORM/Table.php b/src/ORM/Table.php
index 029e54f4bd3..883c5607743 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Table.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Table.php
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ public function get($primaryKey, $options = [])
      * called allowing you to define additional default values. The new
      * entity will be saved and returned.
      *
-     * @param array|\Cake\ORM\Query|string $search The criteria to find existing records by.
+     * @param array|\Cake\ORM\Query $search The criteria to find existing records by.
      * @param callable|null $callback A callback that will be invoked for newly
      *   created entities. This callback will be called *before* the entity
      *   is persisted.