diff --git a/parquet-variant/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/variant/VariantUtil.java b/parquet-variant/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/variant/VariantUtil.java
index f50a0f3162..ad7165fcfe 100644
--- a/parquet-variant/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/variant/VariantUtil.java
+++ b/parquet-variant/src/main/java/org/apache/parquet/variant/VariantUtil.java
@@ -546,9 +546,9 @@ static short getShort(ByteBuffer value) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Similar to getLong(), but for the types: Type.BYTE, SHORT.
+   * Similar to getLong(), but for the type: Type.BYTE.
    * @param value The Variant value
-   * @return The short value
+   * @return The byte value
    */
   static byte getByte(ByteBuffer value) {
     checkIndex(value.position(), value.limit());