diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 0b839d4ee7..7a0c2638ba 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -2176,7 +2176,7 @@ export namespace Components {
          */
         "side": PositionSide;
         /**
-          * Describes how to calculate the popover width. If `"cover"`, the popover width will match the width of the trigger. If `"auto"`, the popover width will be determined by the content in the popover.
+          * Describes how to calculate the popover width. If `"cover"`, the popover width will match the width of the trigger. If `"auto"`, the popover width will be set to a static default value.
          */
         "size": PopoverSize;
         /**
@@ -6189,7 +6189,7 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
          */
         "side"?: PositionSide;
         /**
-          * Describes how to calculate the popover width. If `"cover"`, the popover width will match the width of the trigger. If `"auto"`, the popover width will be determined by the content in the popover.
+          * Describes how to calculate the popover width. If `"cover"`, the popover width will match the width of the trigger. If `"auto"`, the popover width will be set to a static default value.
          */
         "size"?: PopoverSize;
         /**
diff --git a/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx b/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
index bccd795fe7..d32856eedb 100644
--- a/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/popover/popover.tsx
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ export class Popover implements ComponentInterface, PopoverInterface {
   /**
    * Describes how to calculate the popover width.
    * If `"cover"`, the popover width will match the width of the trigger.
-   * If `"auto"`, the popover width will be determined by the content in
-   * the popover.
+   * If `"auto"`, the popover width will be set to a static default value.
    */
   @Prop() size: PopoverSize = 'auto';