diff --git a/src/item/SymbolDefinition.js b/src/item/SymbolDefinition.js
index 9e79b27d..6a6bd434 100644
--- a/src/item/SymbolDefinition.js
+++ b/src/item/SymbolDefinition.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ var SymbolDefinition = Base.extend(/** @lends SymbolDefinition# */{
     /**
      * Returns a copy of the symbol.
      *
-     * @return {Symbol}
+     * @return {SymbolDefinition}
      */
     clone: function() {
         return new SymbolDefinition(this._item.clone(false));
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ var SymbolDefinition = Base.extend(/** @lends SymbolDefinition# */{
     /**
      * Checks whether the symbol's definition is equal to the supplied symbol.
      *
-     * @param {Symbol} symbol
+     * @param {SymbolDefinition} symbol
      * @return {Boolean} {@true if they are equal}
      */
     equals: function(symbol) {
diff --git a/src/item/SymbolItem.js b/src/item/SymbolItem.js
index 3e78646c..e901b4c5 100644
--- a/src/item/SymbolItem.js
+++ b/src/item/SymbolItem.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var SymbolItem = Item.extend(/** @lends SymbolItem# */{
     /**
      * Creates a new symbol item.
      *
-     * @param {Symbol} definition the symbol definition to place
+     * @param {Item} definition the symbol definition to place
      * @param {Point} [point] the center point of the placed symbol
      *
      * @example {@paperscript split=true height=240}