2 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/files.texi b/doc/lispref/files.texi
index 380e0543ddd..ebe2fdd6a0c 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/files.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/files.texi
@@ -1759,12 +1759,12 @@ default file permissions (see @code{set-default-file-modes} below), if
 SELinux context are not copied over in either case.
 @end deffn
 
-@deffn Command make-symbolic-link target newname &optional ok-if-already-exists
+@deffn Command make-symbolic-link target linkname &optional ok-if-already-exists
 @pindex ln
 @kindex file-already-exists
 This command makes a symbolic link to @var{target}, named
-@var{newname}.  This is like the shell command @samp{ln -s
-@var{target} @var{newname}}.  The @var{target} argument
+@var{linkname}.  This is like the shell command @samp{ln -s
+@var{target} @var{linkname}}.  The @var{target} argument
 is treated only as a string; it need not name an existing file.
 If @var{ok-if-already-exists} is an integer, indicating interactive
 use, then leading @samp{~} is expanded and leading @samp{/:} is
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ If @var{target} is a relative file name, the resulting symbolic link
 is interpreted relative to the directory containing the symbolic link.
 @xref{Relative File Names}.
 
-If both @var{target} and @var{newname} have remote file name syntax,
+If both @var{target} and @var{linkname} have remote file name syntax,
 and if both remote identifications are equal, the symbolic link points
 to the local file name part of @var{target}.
 
diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index ba7caddc978..47619c0b7cd 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -2474,13 +2474,13 @@ This is what happens in interactive use with M-x.  */)
 
 DEFUN ("make-symbolic-link", Fmake_symbolic_link, Smake_symbolic_link, 2, 3,
        "FMake symbolic link to file: \nGMake symbolic link to file %s: \np",
-       doc: /* Make a symbolic link to TARGET, named NEWNAME.
-If NEWNAME is a directory name, make a like-named symbolic link under
-NEWNAME.
+       doc: /* Make a symbolic link to TARGET, named LINKNAME.
+If LINKNAME is a directory name, make a like-named symbolic link under
+LINKNAME.
 
-Signal a `file-already-exists' error if a file NEWNAME already exists
+Signal a `file-already-exists' error if a file LINKNAME already exists
 unless optional third argument OK-IF-ALREADY-EXISTS is non-nil.
-An integer third arg means request confirmation if NEWNAME already
+An integer third arg means request confirmation if LINKNAME already
 exists, and expand leading "~" or strip leading "/:" in TARGET.
 This happens for interactive use with M-x.  */)
   (Lisp_Object target, Lisp_Object linkname, Lisp_Object ok_if_already_exists)