1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/imenu.el b/lisp/imenu.el
index b766d0e624c..f56e7b50396 100644
--- a/lisp/imenu.el
+++ b/lisp/imenu.el
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ If non-nil this pattern is passed to `imenu--generic-function' to
 create a buffer index.
 
 For example, see the value of `fortran-imenu-generic-expression'
-used by `fortran-mode' with `imenu-syntax-alist' set locally to
-give the characters which normally have \"symbol\" syntax
+used by `fortran-mode' with `imenu-syntax-alist' set locally so that
+characters which normally have \"symbol\" syntax are considered to have
 \"word\" syntax during matching.")
 ;;;###autoload(put 'imenu-generic-expression 'risky-local-variable t)