diff --git a/File/MARC/Data_Field.php b/File/MARC/Data_Field.php
index 46631de..d9d6327 100644
--- a/File/MARC/Data_Field.php
+++ b/File/MARC/Data_Field.php
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ function getSubfield($code = null)
      *
      * @return File_MARC_List|array returns a linked list of all subfields
      * if $code is null, an array of {@link File_MARC_Subfield} objects if
-     * one or more subfields match, or false if no codes match $code
+     * one or more subfields match, or an empty array if no codes match $code
      */
     function getSubfields($code = null)
     {