2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/erc/ChangeLog b/lisp/erc/ChangeLog
index 674a6c97eec..348765036ea 100644
--- a/lisp/erc/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/erc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2012-09-25  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
+
+        * erc.el (erc-send-command): Use define-obsolete-function-alias.
+
 2012-09-17  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
         * erc-page.el (erc-page-function): 
diff --git a/lisp/erc/erc.el b/lisp/erc/erc.el
index feef75940f3..7feadc50aca 100644
--- a/lisp/erc/erc.el
+++ b/lisp/erc/erc.el
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@
   (message (concat "ERC: The function `defvaralias' is not bound.  See the "
                    "NEWS file for variable name changes since ERC 5.0.4.")))
 
-(defalias 'erc-send-command 'erc-server-send)
-(erc-make-obsolete 'erc-send-command 'erc-server-send "ERC 5.1")
+(define-obsolete-function-alias 'erc-send-command
+  'erc-server-send "ERC 5.1")
 
 ;; tunable connection and authentication parameters