diff --git a/src/ORM/Table.php b/src/ORM/Table.php
index ca891a23177..30395175e24 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Table.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Table.php
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ public function association($name)
     /**
      * Get the associations collection for this table.
      *
-     * @return \Cake\ORM\AssociationCollection The collection of association objects.
+     * @return \Cake\ORM\AssociationCollection|\Cake\ORM\Association[] The collection of association objects.
      */
     public function associations()
     {