diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
index 6a4ed8eb61..de0a3e1b1f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Text.prototype =
     
     
     /**
-     * @param {?} ajaxRequest
+     * @param {XMLHttpRequest} ajaxRequest
      */
     parseData: function(ajaxRequest) {
         var text = ajaxRequest.responseText;