diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
index c38e0bca39..2177481f0d 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ReflectionUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 	 * <p>Thrown exceptions are handled via a call to {@link #handleReflectionException(Exception)}.
 	 * @param field the field to set
 	 * @param target the target object on which to set the field
+	 * (or {@code null} for a static field)
 	 * @param value the value to set (may be {@code null})
 	 */
 	public static void setField(Field field, @Nullable Object target, @Nullable Object value) {
@@ -644,6 +645,7 @@ public abstract class ReflectionUtils {
 	 * <p>Thrown exceptions are handled via a call to {@link #handleReflectionException(Exception)}.
 	 * @param field the field to get
 	 * @param target the target object from which to get the field
+	 * (or {@code null} for a static field)
 	 * @return the field's current value
 	 */
 	@Nullable