1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/xdisp.c b/src/xdisp.c
index 0846af268eb..e853c8c2232 100644
--- a/src/xdisp.c
+++ b/src/xdisp.c
@@ -35445,7 +35445,7 @@ and `scroll-right' overrides this variable's effect.  */);
   Vhscroll_step = make_fixnum (0);
 
   DEFVAR_BOOL ("message-truncate-lines", message_truncate_lines,
-    doc: /* If non-nil, messages are truncated instead of resizing the echo area.
+    doc: /* If non-nil, messages are truncated when displaying the echo area.
 Bind this around calls to `message' to let it take effect.  */);
   message_truncate_lines = false;