diff --git a/xml/System.Net.Sockets/Socket.xml b/xml/System.Net.Sockets/Socket.xml
index 262d992c8c6..7c874456644 100644
--- a/xml/System.Net.Sockets/Socket.xml
+++ b/xml/System.Net.Sockets/Socket.xml
@@ -3427,7 +3427,7 @@ This method populates the <xref:System.Net.Sockets.Socket> instance with data ga
         <Parameter Name="timeout" Type="System.Int32" Index="0" FrameworkAlternate="netcore-2.0;netcore-2.1;netcore-2.2;netcore-3.0;netframework-2.0;netframework-3.0;netframework-3.5;netframework-4.0;netframework-4.5;netframework-4.5.1;netframework-4.5.2;netframework-4.6;netframework-4.6.1;netframework-4.6.2;netframework-4.7;netframework-4.7.1;netframework-4.7.2;netframework-4.8;netstandard-2.0;xamarinandroid-7.1;xamarinios-10.8;xamarinmac-3.0;netstandard-2.1;netcore-3.1;net-5.0;net-6.0;net-7.0" />
       </Parameters>
       <Docs>
-        <param name="timeout">Wait up to <paramref name="timeout" /> seconds to send any remaining data, then close the socket.</param>
+        <param name="timeout">Wait up to <paramref name="timeout" /> milliseconds to send any remaining data, then close the socket.</param>
         <summary>Closes the <see cref="T:System.Net.Sockets.Socket" /> connection and releases all associated resources with a specified timeout to allow queued data to be sent.</summary>
         <remarks>
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