1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index 59f6949b211..d09789340fc 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -93,12 +93,13 @@ Info node `(elisp)Specification List' for details."
   `(put (quote ,symbol) 'edebug-form-spec (quote ,spec)))
 
 (defmacro lambda (&rest cdr)
-  "Return a lambda expression.
-A call of the form (lambda ARGS DOCSTRING INTERACTIVE BODY) is
-self-quoting; the result of evaluating the lambda expression is the
-expression itself.  The lambda expression may then be treated as a
-function, i.e., stored as the function value of a symbol, passed to
-`funcall' or `mapcar', etc.
+  "Return an anonymous function.
+Under dynamic binding, a call of the form (lambda ARGS DOCSTRING
+INTERACTIVE BODY) is self-quoting; the result of evaluating the
+lambda expression is the expression itself.  Under lexical
+binding, the result is a closure.  Regardless, the result is a
+function, i.e., it may be stored as the function value of a
+symbol, passed to `funcall' or `mapcar', etc.
 
 ARGS should take the same form as an argument list for a `defun'.
 DOCSTRING is an optional documentation string.