1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/buff-menu.el b/lisp/buff-menu.el
index f3deec529e5..a6e24b5343e 100644
--- a/lisp/buff-menu.el
+++ b/lisp/buff-menu.el
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ as it is by default."
 
 ;; This should get updated & resorted when you click on a column heading
 (defvar Buffer-menu-sort-column nil
-  "2 for sorting by buffer names, 5 for sorting by file names,
-or nil for default sorting by visited order.")
+  "Which column to sort the menu on.
+Use 2 to sort by buffer names, or 5 to sort by file names.
+nil means sort by visited order (the default).")
 
 (defconst Buffer-menu-buffer-column 4)