diff --git a/ompi/mpi/java/java/Comm.java b/ompi/mpi/java/java/Comm.java
index 938dcce2dbf..d93c777890f 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/java/java/Comm.java
+++ b/ompi/mpi/java/java/Comm.java
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ private native long iSend(
 
 	/**
 	 * Start a buffered mode, nonblocking send.
-	 * <p>Java binding of the MPI operation <tt>MPI_IBSEND</tt>.
+	 * <p>Java binding of the MPI operation {@code MPI_IBSEND}.
 	 * @param buf   send buffer
 	 * @param count number of items to send
 	 * @param type  datatype of each item in send buffer