diff --git a/okio/src/jvmMain/kotlin/okio/JvmOkio.kt b/okio/src/jvmMain/kotlin/okio/JvmOkio.kt
index 024f3767a1..614c48b920 100644
--- a/okio/src/jvmMain/kotlin/okio/JvmOkio.kt
+++ b/okio/src/jvmMain/kotlin/okio/JvmOkio.kt
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ fun File.appendingSink(): Sink = FileOutputStream(this, true).sink()
 @Throws(FileNotFoundException::class)
 fun File.source(): Source = InputStreamSource(inputStream(), Timeout.NONE)
 
-/** Returns a source that reads from `path`. */
+/** Returns a sink that writes to `path`. */
 @Throws(IOException::class)
 fun NioPath.sink(vararg options: OpenOption): Sink =
   Files.newOutputStream(this, *options).sink()
 
-/** Returns a sink that writes to `path`. */
+/** Returns a source that reads from `path`. */
 @Throws(IOException::class)
 fun NioPath.source(vararg options: OpenOption): Source =
   Files.newInputStream(this, *options).source()