diff --git a/src/ol/format/KML.js b/src/ol/format/KML.js
index e77f33afc1..d29ef7b4f4 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/KML.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/KML.js
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ function createStyleDefaults() {
 }
 
 /**
- * @type {HTMLElement}
+ * @type {Textarea}
  */
 let TEXTAREA;