diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Taskdef.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Taskdef.java
index 717bbe438..08a4052d4 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Taskdef.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Taskdef.java
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ public class Taskdef extends Typedef {
 
     /**
      * Default constuctor.
-     *
+     * Creates a new Taskdef instance.
+     * This sets the adapter and the adaptto classes to
+     * TaskAdapter and Task.
      */
+
     public Taskdef() {
         setAdapterClass(TaskAdapter.class);
         setAdaptToClass(Task.class);