diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
index 24f1bc5108..976c2b0e37 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/errorprone.xml
@@ -3204,9 +3204,9 @@ Using equalsIgnoreCase() is faster than using toUpperCase/toLowerCase().equals()
         <priority>3</priority>
         <example>
 <![CDATA[
-boolean answer1 = buz.toUpperCase().equals("baz");              // should be buz.equalsIgnoreCase("baz")
+boolean answer1 = buz.toUpperCase().equals("BAZ");              // should be buz.equalsIgnoreCase("BAZ")
 
-boolean answer2 = buz.toUpperCase().equalsIgnoreCase("baz");    // another unnecessary toUpperCase()
+boolean answer2 = buz.toUpperCase().equalsIgnoreCase("BAZ");    // another unnecessary toUpperCase()
 ]]>
         </example>
     </rule>