diff --git a/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.h b/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.h
index 969a60bda5a..eab7d28e763 100644
--- a/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.h
+++ b/libs/openFrameworks/utils/ofFileUtils.h
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ class ofDirectory{
 	/// nothing to sort.
 	void sort();
 	
-	/// Sort the directory contents list alphabetically.
+	/// Sort the directory contents list by date.
 	///
 	/// \warning Call listDir() before using this function or there will be
 	/// nothing to sort.