diff --git a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/GRPCCall.h b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/GRPCCall.h
index 3b0ef56c3af..df563ca36cf 100644
--- a/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/GRPCCall.h
+++ b/src/objective-c/GRPCClient/GRPCCall.h
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ extern id const kGRPCTrailersKey;
 @property (atomic, copy, readwrite) NSString *serverName;
 
 /**
- * The timeout for the RPC call in milliseconds. If set to 0, the call will not timeout. If set to
- * positive, the gRPC call returns with status GRPCErrorCodeDeadlineExceeded. A negative value is
- * not allowed.
+ * The timeout for the RPC call in seconds. If set to 0, the call will not timeout. If set to
+ * positive, the gRPC call returns with status GRPCErrorCodeDeadlineExceeded if it is not completed
+ * within \a timeout seconds. A negative value is not allowed.
  */
 @property NSTimeInterval timeout;