diff --git a/include/boost/asio/ip/address_v4.hpp b/include/boost/asio/ip/address_v4.hpp
index ee6645f7..04b5fb55 100644
--- a/include/boost/asio/ip/address_v4.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/asio/ip/address_v4.hpp
@@ -125,11 +125,12 @@ public:
   /// Get the address in bytes, in network byte order.
   BOOST_ASIO_DECL bytes_type to_bytes() const BOOST_ASIO_NOEXCEPT;
 
-  /// Get the address as an unsigned integer in host byte order
+  /// Get the address as an unsigned integer in host byte order.
   BOOST_ASIO_DECL uint_type to_uint() const BOOST_ASIO_NOEXCEPT;
 
 #if !defined(BOOST_ASIO_NO_DEPRECATED)
-  /// Get the address as an unsigned long in host byte order
+  /// (Deprecated: Use to_uint().) Get the address as an unsigned long in host
+  /// byte order.
   BOOST_ASIO_DECL unsigned long to_ulong() const;
 #endif // !defined(BOOST_ASIO_NO_DEPRECATED)