diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
index ded8b35118f7ce78ee70f92fba18375bafb661b7..b1144e4e118cd9260ec0bb698fa5e621d034adf2 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Cache/DatabaseBackend.php
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ public function schemaDefinition() {
           'size' => 'big',
         ),
         'expire' => array(
-          'description' => 'A Unix timestamp indicating when the cache entry should expire, or 0 for never.',
+          'description' => 'A Unix timestamp indicating when the cache entry should expire, or ' . Cache::PERMANENT . ' for never.',
           'type' => 'int',
           'not null' => TRUE,
           'default' => 0,