diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/dircache/DirCacheBuildIterator.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/dircache/DirCacheBuildIterator.java
index 1eb95c4be..da5530666 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/dircache/DirCacheBuildIterator.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/dircache/DirCacheBuildIterator.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
  * algorithm. For example deleting a path:
  *
  * <pre>
- * final DirCache dirc = DirCache.lock(db);
+ * final DirCache dirc = db.lockDirCache();
  * final DirCacheBuilder edit = dirc.builder();
  *
  * final TreeWalk walk = new TreeWalk(db);