diff --git a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 038387161b..1732742654 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -3427,7 +3427,7 @@ function get_site_url( $blog_id = null, $path = '', $scheme = null ) {
  *
  * @since 2.6.0
  *
- * @param string $path   Optional. Path relative to the admin URL. Default 'admin'.
+ * @param string $path   Optional. Path relative to the admin URL. Default empty.
  * @param string $scheme The scheme to use. Default is 'admin', which obeys force_ssl_admin() and is_ssl().
  *                       'http' or 'https' can be passed to force those schemes.
  * @return string Admin URL link with optional path appended.