diff --git a/dumux/nonlinear/newtoncontroller.hh b/dumux/nonlinear/newtoncontroller.hh
index 0a6435b447a3a09dee36987bd06624e5fe45564b..da6d08c59adfe1f8ef47af6dab44086d9daef936 100644
--- a/dumux/nonlinear/newtoncontroller.hh
+++ b/dumux/nonlinear/newtoncontroller.hh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     /*!
-     * \brief Constructor for stationary problems
+     * \brief Constructor for instationary problems
      */
     NewtonController(const Communicator& comm, std::shared_ptr<TimeLoop<Scalar>> timeLoop)
     : comm_(comm)