1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 17b83f63735..61eb6095589 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -3024,7 +3024,9 @@ Otherwise returns nil.")
 }
 
 DEFUN ("file-directory-p", Ffile_directory_p, Sfile_directory_p, 1, 1, 0,
-  "Return t if FILENAME names an existing directory.")
+  "Return t if FILENAME names an existing directory.\n\
+Symbolic links to directories count as directories.\n\
+See `file-symlink-p' to distinguish symlinks.")
   (filename)
      Lisp_Object filename;
 {