diff --git a/Framework/Algorithms/src/SortXAxis2.cpp b/Framework/Algorithms/src/SortXAxis2.cpp
index b13597e87040b7fe5d9b03dbd1f51be706afa1a8..173998f26ee6cdbbd49178ecd478ca72c2f2150a 100644
--- a/Framework/Algorithms/src/SortXAxis2.cpp
+++ b/Framework/Algorithms/src/SortXAxis2.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const std::string SortXAxis::category() const {
 
 const std::string SortXAxis::summary() const {
   return "Clones the input MatrixWorkspace(s) and orders the x-axis in an "
-         "ascending fashion.";
+         "ascending or descending fashion.";
 }
 
 void SortXAxis::init() {