diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/tool/docs/CheckTags.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/tool/docs/CheckTags.java
index e8a3cb96ff..6cf6b18e20 100644
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/tool/docs/CheckTags.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/tool/docs/CheckTags.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class CheckTags {
 
     static final String[] tagKinds = {
         "@internal", "@draft", "@stable", "@since", "@deprecated", "@author", "@see", "@version",
-        "@param", "@return", "@throws, @obsolete, @exception"
+        "@param", "@return", "@throws", "@obsolete", "@exception"
     };
 
     static final int UNKNOWN = -1;