diff --git a/source/reference/method/isWindows.txt b/source/reference/method/isWindows.txt
index 7d89f9015f1..da84ac0dd5a 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/isWindows.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/isWindows.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ _isWindows()
    :returns: boolean.
 
    Returns "true" if the :program:`mongo` shell is running on a
-   system that is Windows, or "false" if the server is running
+   system that is Windows, or "false" if the shell is running
    on a Unix or Linux systems.