diff --git a/source/reference/method/isWindows.txt b/source/reference/method/isWindows.txt
index ee2292cb725..c54a4f38a40 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/isWindows.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/isWindows.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ isWindows()
 
    :returns: boolean.
 
-   Returns "true" if the server is running on a system that is
-   Windows, or "false"  if the server is running on a Unix or Linux
-   systems.
+   Returns "true" if the :program:`mongo` shell is running on a
+   system that is Windows, or "false"  if the server is running
+   on a Unix or Linux systems.