diff -r bac04ff7a443 -r 24d58c45500d hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Tue Oct 15 11:38:47 2013 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Tue Oct 15 11:42:50 2013 +0200
@@ -2175,7 +2175,7 @@
           "Minimum ratio of young generation/survivor space size")          \
                                                                             \
   product(uintx, InitialSurvivorRatio, 8,                                   \
-          "Initial ratio of eden/survivor space size")                      \
+          "Initial ratio of young generation/survivor space size")          \
                                                                             \
   product(uintx, BaseFootPrintEstimate, 256*M,                              \
           "Estimate of footprint other than Java Heap")                     \