1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 6cf2aea4b9d..915a3919136 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -3359,7 +3359,8 @@ Each buffer has its own value of this variable.");
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("buffer-file-truename", &current_buffer->file_truename,
                      make_number (Lisp_String),
     "Truename of file visited in current buffer, or nil if not visiting a file.\n\
-The truename of a file is calculated by `file-truename'.\n\
+The truename of a file is calculated by `file-truename'\n\
+and then abbreviated with `abbreviate-file-name'.\n\
 Each buffer has its own value of this variable.");
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("buffer-auto-save-file-name",