diff --git a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aop/schema.adoc b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aop/schema.adoc
index fd19d9ecc6f2..c51ad3e976fd 100644
--- a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aop/schema.adoc
+++ b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aop/schema.adoc
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ Kotlin::
 +
 [source,kotlin,indent=0,subs="verbatim",role="secondary"]
 ----
-	fun doBasicProfiling(pjp: ProceedingJoinPoint): Any {
+	fun doBasicProfiling(pjp: ProceedingJoinPoint): Any? {
 		// start stopwatch
 		val retVal = pjp.proceed()
 		// stop stopwatch
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ Kotlin::
 
 	class SimpleProfiler {
 
-		fun profile(call: ProceedingJoinPoint, name: String, age: Int): Any {
+		fun profile(call: ProceedingJoinPoint, name: String, age: Int): Any? {
 			val clock = StopWatch("Profiling for '$name' and '$age'")
 			try {
 				clock.start(call.toShortString())
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ Kotlin::
 			this.order = order
 		}
 
-		fun doConcurrentOperation(pjp: ProceedingJoinPoint): Any {
+		fun doConcurrentOperation(pjp: ProceedingJoinPoint): Any? {
 			var numAttempts = 0
 			var lockFailureException: PessimisticLockingFailureException
 			do {
diff --git a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aop/using-aspectj.adoc b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aop/using-aspectj.adoc
index 10fdac6dcace..f9b6b39887da 100644
--- a/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aop/using-aspectj.adoc
+++ b/framework-docs/modules/ROOT/pages/core/aop/using-aspectj.adoc
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ Kotlin::
 	class ProfilingAspect {
 
 		@Around("methodsToBeProfiled()")
-		fun profile(pjp: ProceedingJoinPoint): Any {
+		fun profile(pjp: ProceedingJoinPoint): Any? {
 			val sw = StopWatch(javaClass.simpleName)
 			try {
 				sw.start(pjp.getSignature().getName())