diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control.js
index db1a498dbd..000f17db40 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 OpenLayers.Control = Class.create();
 OpenLayers.Control.prototype = {
 
-    /** @type OpenLayers.Map */
+    /** this gets set in the addControl() function in OpenLayers.Map
+    * @type OpenLayers.Map */
     map: null,
 
     /** @type DOMElement */