1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index cbf7291e3c8..955c80eb44b 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -3830,7 +3830,7 @@ DEFUN ("overlayp", Foverlayp, Soverlayp, 1, 1, 0,
 }
 
 DEFUN ("make-overlay", Fmake_overlay, Smake_overlay, 2, 5, 0,
-       doc: /* Create a new overlay with range BEG to END in BUFFER.
+       doc: /* Create a new overlay with range BEG to END in BUFFER and return it.
 If omitted, BUFFER defaults to the current buffer.
 BEG and END may be integers or markers.
 The fourth arg FRONT-ADVANCE, if non-nil, makes the marker