diff --git a/components/lock.rst b/components/lock.rst
index 865471f0fe5..c5b80d669ca 100644
--- a/components/lock.rst
+++ b/components/lock.rst
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ FlockStore
 
 The FlockStore uses the file system on the local computer to create the locks.
 It does not support expiration, but the lock is automatically released when the
-PHP process is terminated::
+lock object goes out of scope and is freed by the garbage collector::
 
     use Symfony\Component\Lock\Store\FlockStore;