diff --git a/src/components/input/input.tsx b/src/components/input/input.tsx
index e7888f630..0dbaf4b27 100644
--- a/src/components/input/input.tsx
+++ b/src/components/input/input.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class Input {
   /** A pattern to validate input against. */
   @Prop({ reflect: true }) pattern: string;
 
-  /** Set to true to make the checkbox a required field. */
+  /** Set to true to make the input a required field. */
   @Prop({ reflect: true }) required: boolean;
 
   /** The input's autocaptialize attribute. */