1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/diff.el b/lisp/diff.el
index 8fb258cf1e7..e802048c31d 100644
--- a/lisp/diff.el
+++ b/lisp/diff.el
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defcustom diff-switches "-c"
-  "*A string or list of strings specifying switches to be passed to diff."
+  "A string or list of strings specifying switches to be passed to diff."
   :type '(choice string (repeat string))
   :group 'diff)
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defcustom diff-command "diff"
-  "*The command to use to run diff."
+  "The command to use to run diff."
   :type 'string
   :group 'diff)