diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index b67f271afc0..e52c61a6ea5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     {
       "name": "logging.file.max-history",
       "type": "java.lang.Integer",
-      "description": "Maximum of archive log files to keep. Only supported with the default logback setup.",
+      "description": "Maximum number of days archive log files are kept. Only supported with the default logback setup.",
       "sourceType": "org.springframework.boot.context.logging.LoggingApplicationListener",
       "defaultValue": 0
     },