diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/metadata/metadata.xml b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/metadata/metadata.xml
index ac73a0b36c7..47245923da4 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/metadata/metadata.xml
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/metadata/metadata.xml
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@
     <Field type="Tickspan" name="objectAge" label="Object Age" />
     <Field type="ulong" contentType="bytes" name="lastKnownHeapUsage" label="Last Known Heap Usage" />
     <Field type="OldObject" name="object" label="Object" />
-    <Field type="int" name="arrayElements" label="Array Elements" description="If the object is an array, the number of elements, or -1 if it is not an array" />
+    <Field type="int" name="arrayElements" label="Array Elements" description="If the object is an array, the number of elements, or minimum value for the type int if it is not an array" />
     <Field type="OldObjectGcRoot" name="root" label="GC Root" />
   </Event>