diff --git a/src/components/popover/popover.ts b/src/components/popover/popover.ts
index a9f0c0ebb1..0e015ce187 100644
--- a/src/components/popover/popover.ts
+++ b/src/components/popover/popover.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class Popover extends ViewController {
  * which creates and presents the popover:
  *
  * ```html
- * <button ion-button (click)="presentPopover($event)">
+ * <button ion-button icon-only (click)="presentPopover($event)">
  *   <ion-icon name="more"></ion-icon>
  * </button>
  * ```