diff --git a/lib/core.js b/lib/core.js
index 09cd8ed7..7c0a74d7 100644
--- a/lib/core.js
+++ b/lib/core.js
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ Archiver.prototype.glob = function(pattern, options, data) {
  * right after calling this method so you should set listeners beforehand to
  * properly detect stream completion.
  *
- * @return {this}
+ * @return {Promise}
  */
 Archiver.prototype.finalize = function() {
   if (this._state.aborted) {