diff --git a/src/ngResource/resource.js b/src/ngResource/resource.js
index 886ccac52dbe..de84f1ff4728 100644
--- a/src/ngResource/resource.js
+++ b/src/ngResource/resource.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ function shallowClearAndCopy(src, dst) {
  *     {@link ngRoute.$routeProvider resolve section of $routeProvider.when()} to defer view
  *     rendering until the resource(s) are loaded.
  *
- *     On failure, the promise is resolved with the {@link ng.$http http response} object, without
+ *     On failure, the promise is rejected with the {@link ng.$http http response} object, without
  *     the `resource` property.
  *
  *     If an interceptor object was provided, the promise will instead be resolved with the value