diff --git a/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/LocalesBuildTimeConfig.java b/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/LocalesBuildTimeConfig.java
index 7ca78d84ceeb0..5b68aed5afd5f 100644
--- a/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/LocalesBuildTimeConfig.java
+++ b/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/LocalesBuildTimeConfig.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class LocalesBuildTimeConfig {
      * to include all locales. Image size penalty applies.
      */
     @ConfigItem(defaultValue = DEFAULT_LANGUAGE + "-"
-            + DEFAULT_COUNTRY, defaultValueDocumentation = "Set containing the build system locale")
+            + DEFAULT_COUNTRY, defaultValueDocumentation = "Set containing the default locale")
     public Set<Locale> locales;
 
     /**
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class LocalesBuildTimeConfig {
      * Native-image build uses this property to derive {@code user.language} and {@code user.country} for the application's
      * runtime.
      */
-    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = DEFAULT_LANGUAGE + "-" + DEFAULT_COUNTRY, defaultValueDocumentation = "Build system locale")
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = DEFAULT_LANGUAGE + "-"
+            + DEFAULT_COUNTRY, defaultValueDocumentation = "Build system's default locale")
     public Locale defaultLocale;
 }