--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/ServerSocket.java	Thu Oct 17 08:56:06 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/ServerSocket.java	Wed Oct 16 11:12:47 2019 +0100
@@ -749,14 +749,15 @@
 
     /**
      * Enable/disable {@link SocketOptions#SO_TIMEOUT SO_TIMEOUT} with the
-     * specified timeout, in milliseconds.  With this option set to a non-zero
-     * timeout, a call to accept() for this ServerSocket
+     * specified timeout, in milliseconds.  With this option set to a positive
+     * timeout value, a call to accept() for this ServerSocket
      * will block for only this amount of time.  If the timeout expires,
      * a <B>java.net.SocketTimeoutException</B> is raised, though the
-     * ServerSocket is still valid.  The option <B>must</B> be enabled
-     * prior to entering the blocking operation to have effect.  The
-     * timeout must be {@code > 0}.
-     * A timeout of zero is interpreted as an infinite timeout.
+     * ServerSocket is still valid. A timeout of zero is interpreted as an
+     * infinite timeout.
+     * The option <B>must</B> be enabled prior to entering the blocking
+     * operation to have effect.
+     *
      * @param timeout the specified timeout, in milliseconds
      * @throws  SocketException if there is an error in the underlying protocol,
      *          such as a TCP error