diff --git a/src/Composer/Json/JsonFile.php b/src/Composer/Json/JsonFile.php
index 00bded4d0..9afb43a55 100755
--- a/src/Composer/Json/JsonFile.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Json/JsonFile.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class JsonFile
     /**
      * Reads json file.
      *
-     * @return array
+     * @return mixed
      */
     public function read()
     {