1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 12468677d4c..cdf6d4a7190 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -4232,7 +4232,7 @@ in the current display table (if there is one).");
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("enable-multibyte-characters",
                      &current_buffer->enable_multibyte_characters,
                      make_number (-1),
-    "*Non-nil means the buffer contents are regarded as multi-byte characters.\n\
+    "Non-nil means the buffer contents are regarded as multi-byte characters.\n\
 Otherwise they are regarded as unibyte.  This affects the display,\n\
 file I/O and the behavior of various editing commands.\n\
 \n\