diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink/lib/application.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink/lib/application.ts
index 1f9d78c06bb7..f383fb4c0d4a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink/lib/application.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-kinesisanalytics-flink/lib/application.ts
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ export interface ApplicationProps {
   /**
    * Deploy the Flink application in a VPC.
    *
-   * @default no VPC
+   * @default - no VPC
    */
   readonly vpc?: ec2.IVpc;
 
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ export interface ApplicationProps {
   /**
    * Security groups to use with a provided VPC.
    *
-   * @default a new security group is created for this application.
+   * @default - a new security group is created for this application.
    */
   readonly securityGroups?: ec2.ISecurityGroup[];
 }