diff --git a/source/reference/command/collStats.txt b/source/reference/command/collStats.txt
index 350fb48f7c9..c6e85ac85ce 100644
--- a/source/reference/command/collStats.txt
+++ b/source/reference/command/collStats.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Output
 .. data:: collStats.avgObjSize
 
    The average size of an object in the collection. The ``scale``
-   argument affects this value.
+   argument does not affect this value.
 
 .. data:: collStats.storageSize