diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/BracesOnWhenStatements.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/BracesOnWhenStatements.kt
index 794a0aa9707c..3666bb42d4b0 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/BracesOnWhenStatements.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/BracesOnWhenStatements.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtWhenExpression
  * Keeping braces consistent will improve readability and avoid possible errors.
  *
  * Single-line `when` statement is:
- * a `when` where each of the entries are single-line (has no line breaks `\n`).
+ * a `when` where each of the branches are single-line (has no line breaks `\n`).
  *
  * Multi-line `when` statement is:
  * a `when` where at least one of the entries is multi-line (has a break line `\n`)