diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 7cafbe6dcc..d045a2cc2d 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -2843,13 +2843,14 @@ rb_str_opt_plus(VALUE str1, VALUE str2)
 
 /*
  *  call-seq:
- *    string * integer -> new_string
+ *    self * n -> new_string
  *
- *  Returns a new +String+ containing +integer+ copies of +self+:
+ *  Returns a new string containing +n+ copies of +self+:
  *
- *    "Ho! " * 3 # => "Ho! Ho! Ho! "
- *    "Ho! " * 0 # => ""
+ *    'Ho!' * 3 # => "Ho!Ho!Ho!"
+ *    'No!' * 0 # => ""
  *
+ *  Related: see {Methods for Converting to New String}[rdoc-ref:String@Methods+for+Converting+to+New+String].
  */
 
 VALUE