diff --git a/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index 041f9717f6..1c5bdfe2f8 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -2397,6 +2397,10 @@ function automatic_feed_links( $add = true ) {
  * @since 1.5.0
  * @deprecated 3.0.0 Use get_the_author_meta()
  * @see get_the_author_meta()
+ *
+ * @param string    $field User meta field.
+ * @param false|int $user Optional. User ID to retrieve the field for. Default false (current user).
+ * @return string The author's field from the current author's DB object.
  */
 function get_profile( $field, $user = false ) {
 	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.0', 'get_the_author_meta()' );