diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SQLDataType.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SQLDataType.java
index 53ba676510..37b72fdd8f 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SQLDataType.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SQLDataType.java
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@ public final class SQLDataType {
}
/**
- * The SQL standard INTERVAL YEAR TO SECOND data type.
+ * A vendor specific INTERVAL YEAR TO SECOND data type, which
+ * combines {@link #INTERVALYEARTOMONTH} and {@link #INTERVALDAYTOSECOND}.
*/
public static final DataType INTERVAL = new DefaultDataType<>(null, YearToSecond.class, "interval");