diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php
index 9925ee8a1c..7261fea293 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-base.php
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 * @since 2.5.0
 	 *
 	 * @param string $mode string The *nix-style file permission.
-	 * @return int octal representation
+	 * @return string Octal representation.
 	 */
 	public function getnumchmodfromh( $mode ) {
 		$realmode = '';
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 *
 	 *     @type string $name        Name of the file or directory.
 	 *     @type string $perms       *nix representation of permissions.
-	 *     @type int    $permsn      Octal representation of permissions.
+	 *     @type string $permsn      Octal representation of permissions.
 	 *     @type string $owner       Owner name or ID.
 	 *     @type int    $size        Size of file in bytes.
 	 *     @type int    $lastmodunix Last modified unix timestamp.
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php
index 099d9814af..49a51b0ccd 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-direct.php
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_Direct extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 *
 	 *     @type string $name        Name of the file or directory.
 	 *     @type string $perms       *nix representation of permissions.
-	 *     @type int    $permsn      Octal representation of permissions.
+	 *     @type string $permsn      Octal representation of permissions.
 	 *     @type string $owner       Owner name or ID.
 	 *     @type int    $size        Size of file in bytes.
 	 *     @type int    $lastmodunix Last modified unix timestamp.
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
index e0ad1c2f53..038d8468ce 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_FTPext extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 *
 	 *     @type string $name        Name of the file or directory.
 	 *     @type string $perms       *nix representation of permissions.
-	 *     @type int    $permsn      Octal representation of permissions.
+	 *     @type string $permsn      Octal representation of permissions.
 	 *     @type string $owner       Owner name or ID.
 	 *     @type int    $size        Size of file in bytes.
 	 *     @type int    $lastmodunix Last modified unix timestamp.
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpsockets.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpsockets.php
index 25b96f86fe..3c6b55f4ee 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpsockets.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpsockets.php
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_ftpsockets extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 *
 	 *     @type string $name        Name of the file or directory.
 	 *     @type string $perms       *nix representation of permissions.
-	 *     @type int    $permsn      Octal representation of permissions.
+	 *     @type string $permsn      Octal representation of permissions.
 	 *     @type string $owner       Owner name or ID.
 	 *     @type int    $size        Size of file in bytes.
 	 *     @type int    $lastmodunix Last modified unix timestamp.
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ssh2.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ssh2.php
index d23d1f828d..4d01655b70 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ssh2.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ssh2.php
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ class WP_Filesystem_SSH2 extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 	 *
 	 *     @type string $name        Name of the file or directory.
 	 *     @type string $perms       *nix representation of permissions.
-	 *     @type int    $permsn      Octal representation of permissions.
+	 *     @type string $permsn      Octal representation of permissions.
 	 *     @type string $owner       Owner name or ID.
 	 *     @type int    $size        Size of file in bytes.
 	 *     @type int    $lastmodunix Last modified unix timestamp.