diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/protocolrecords/GetApplicationsRequest.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/protocolrecords/GetApplicationsRequest.java
index 81d98b5604885..5a00fa93f0c6c 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/protocolrecords/GetApplicationsRequest.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-api/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/api/protocolrecords/GetApplicationsRequest.java
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public abstract void setStartRange(long begin, long end)
   public abstract void setScope(ApplicationsRequestScope scope);
 
   /**
-   * Set the name to filter applications.
+   * Get the name to filter applications.
    *
    * @return the name
    */
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ public abstract void setStartRange(long begin, long end)
   public abstract String getName();
 
   /**
-   * Get the name to filter applications.
+   * Set the name to filter applications.
    *
    * @param name of the application
    */