diff --git a/includes/entity.inc b/includes/entity.inc
index 9f45eecdb8e7be0c1b539992c48de79f02f26a54..d4d19e6a27a39bab8bc93d8224aa722478d1abcb 100644
--- a/includes/entity.inc
+++ b/includes/entity.inc
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ public function load($ids = array(), $conditions = array()) {
    * into terms, however it can also support $conditions on different tables.
    * See CommentController::buildQuery() or TaxonomyTermController::buildQuery()
    * for examples.
+   *
+   * @return SelectQuery
+   *   A SelectQuery object for loading the entity.
    */
   protected function buildQuery($ids, $conditions = array(), $revision_id = FALSE) {
     $query = db_select($this->entityInfo['base table'], 'base');