1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
index e62968a392d..2aeefc38e8c 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
@@ -1119,15 +1119,17 @@ Each function's symbol gets added to `byte-compile-noruntime-functions'."
 ;;; Used by make-obsolete.
 (defun byte-compile-obsolete (form)
   (let* ((new (get (car form) 'byte-obsolete-info))
+         (use (car new))
          (handler (nth 1 new))
          (when (nth 2 new)))
     (byte-compile-set-symbol-position (car form))
     (if (byte-compile-warning-enabled-p 'obsolete)
-        (byte-compile-warn "`%s' is an obsolete function%s; %s" (car form)
+        (byte-compile-warn "`%s' is an obsolete function%s%s" (car form)
                            (if when (concat " (as of Emacs " when ")") "")
-                           (if (stringp (car new))
-                               (car new)
-                             (format "use `%s' instead." (car new)))))
+                           (cond ((stringp use)
+                                  (concat "; " use))
+                                 (use (format "; use `%s' instead." use))
+                                 (t "."))))
     (funcall (or handler 'byte-compile-normal-call) form)))
 
 ;; Compiler options