--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/Socket.java	Thu Oct 17 08:56:06 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/Socket.java	Wed Oct 16 11:12:47 2019 +0100
@@ -1171,13 +1171,12 @@
     /**
      *  Enable/disable {@link SocketOptions#SO_TIMEOUT SO_TIMEOUT}
      *  with the specified timeout, in milliseconds. With this option set
-     *  to a non-zero timeout, a read() call on the InputStream associated with
+     *  to a positive timeout value, a read() call on the InputStream associated with
      *  this Socket will block for only this amount of time.  If the timeout
      *  expires, a <B>java.net.SocketTimeoutException</B> is raised, though the
-     *  Socket 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.
+     *  Socket 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,