1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/fringe.c b/src/fringe.c
index 5285d09dfb0..62c50e0d420 100644
--- a/src/fringe.c
+++ b/src/fringe.c
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ syms_of_fringe (void)
   defsubr (&Sset_fringe_bitmap_face);
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("overflow-newline-into-fringe", Voverflow_newline_into_fringe,
-    doc: /* *Non-nil means that newline may flow into the right fringe.
+    doc: /* Non-nil means that newline may flow into the right fringe.
 This means that display lines which are exactly as wide as the window
 (not counting the final newline) will only occupy one screen line, by
 showing (or hiding) the final newline in the right fringe; when point