1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/sgml-mode.el b/lisp/textmodes/sgml-mode.el
index c9734c2a6c7..5102e87b024 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/sgml-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/sgml-mode.el
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ or M-- for a soft hyphen."
   (interactive "*")
   (insert ?&)
   (or char
-      (setq char (read-quoted-char)))
+      (setq char (read-quoted-char "Enter char or octal number")))
   (delete-backward-char 1)
   (insert char)
   (undo-boundary)