diff --git a/CRM/Core/BAO/Setting.php b/CRM/Core/BAO/Setting.php
index 176a808bb23b..4fa3e5d0413a 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/BAO/Setting.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/BAO/Setting.php
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public static function getItems(&$params, $domains = NULL, $settingsToReturn) {
    *
    * _setItem() is the common logic shared by setItem() and setItems().
    *
-   * @param object $value
+   * @param $value
    *   (required) The value that will be serialized and stored.
    * @param string $group
    *   The group name of the item (deprecated).