diff --git a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/resources/standard.properties b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/resources/standard.properties
index 8a511b8ca4fa8..006c655e17b0d 100644
--- a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/resources/standard.properties
+++ b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/resources/standard.properties
@@ -547,16 +547,19 @@ doclet.usage.tag.description=\
     Specify single argument custom tags
 
 doclet.usage.taglet.description=\
-    The fully qualified name of Taglet to register
+    The fully qualified name of the taglet to register
+
+doclet.usage.tagletpath.parameters=\
+    <path>
 
 doclet.usage.tagletpath.description=\
-    The path to Taglets
+    The path to custom taglets
 
 doclet.usage.snippet-path.parameters=\
     <path>
 
 doclet.usage.snippet-path.description=\
-    The path for external snippets
+    The path to external snippets
 
 doclet.usage.charset.parameters=\
     <charset>
diff --git a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/BaseOptions.java b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/BaseOptions.java
index 6445f4fc6a088..3b4646374d854 100644
--- a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/BaseOptions.java
+++ b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/BaseOptions.java
@@ -293,13 +293,13 @@ public enum ModularityMismatchPolicy {
 
     /**
      * Argument for command-line option {@code -tagletpath}.
-     * The path to Taglets
+     * The path to custom taglets.
      */
     private String tagletPath = null;
 
     /**
      * Argument for command-line option {@code --snippet-path}.
-     * The path for external snippets.
+     * The path to external snippets.
      */
     private String snippetPath = null;
 
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ public boolean summarizeOverriddenMethods() {
 
     /**
      * Argument for command-line option {@code -tagletpath}.
-     * The path to Taglets
+     * The path to custom taglets.
      */
     public String tagletPath() {
         return tagletPath;
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ public String tagletPath() {
 
     /**
      * Argument for command-line option {@code --snippet-path}.
-     * The path for external snippets.
+     * The path to external snippets.
      */
     public String snippetPath() {
         return snippetPath;