diff --git a/src/ol/render/feature.js b/src/ol/render/feature.js
index c27fee180f..e383587ece 100644
--- a/src/ol/render/feature.js
+++ b/src/ol/render/feature.js
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ ol.render.Feature.prototype.getFlatCoordinates =
 
 
 /**
- * Get the feature for working with its geometry.
+ * For API compatibility with {@link ol.Feature}, this method is useful when
+ * determining the geometry type in style function (see {@link #getType}).
  * @return {ol.render.Feature} Feature.
  * @api
  */