diff --git a/doc/classes/SceneTreeTimer.xml b/doc/classes/SceneTreeTimer.xml
index 2e9aeebceb7..f28e65c5bff 100644
--- a/doc/classes/SceneTreeTimer.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/SceneTreeTimer.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		}
 		[/csharp]
 		[/codeblocks]
-		The timer will be automatically freed after its time elapses, so be aware that any reference you might have kept to it will become invalid.
+		The timer will be dereferenced after its time elapses. To preserve the timer, you can keep a reference to it. See [RefCounted].
 	</description>
 	<tutorials>
 	</tutorials>