diff --git a/xml/System.ServiceProcess/ServiceController.xml b/xml/System.ServiceProcess/ServiceController.xml
index d86c3a8a51b..e1d1d4a3a2d 100644
--- a/xml/System.ServiceProcess/ServiceController.xml
+++ b/xml/System.ServiceProcess/ServiceController.xml
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@
System.String
- Gets or sets the name that identifies the service that this instance references.
+ Gets the name that identifies the service that this instance references.
The name that identifies the service that this instance references. The default is an empty string ("").