diff --git a/pandas/core/series.py b/pandas/core/series.py
index be40f65186d2d..00ea4960f0ebf 100644
--- a/pandas/core/series.py
+++ b/pandas/core/series.py
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@ def compress(self, condition, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def nonzero(self):
         """
-        Return the indices of the elements that are non-zero
+        Return the integer locations of the elements in the series
+        that are non-zero
 
         This method is equivalent to calling `numpy.nonzero` on the
         series data. For compatibility with NumPy, the return value is