1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/keyboard.c b/src/keyboard.c
index 1c6f3f7c5f5..4a99ee1bc19 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.c
+++ b/src/keyboard.c
@@ -11269,14 +11269,15 @@ The elements of the list are event types that may have menu bar bindings.  */);
                  doc: /* Per-terminal keymap that overrides all other local keymaps.
 If this variable is non-nil, it is used as a keymap instead of the
 buffer's local map, and the minor mode keymaps and text property keymaps.
-It also overrides `overriding-local-map'.
+It also replaces `overriding-local-map'.
+
 This variable is intended to let commands such as `universal-argument'
 set up a different keymap for reading the next command.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("overriding-local-map", &Voverriding_local_map,
                doc: /* Keymap that overrides all other local keymaps.
-If this variable is non-nil, it is used as a keymap instead of the
-buffer's local map, and the minor mode keymaps and text property keymaps.  */);
+If this variable is non-nil, it is used as a keymap--replacing the
+buffer's local map, the minor mode keymaps, and char property keymaps.  */);
   Voverriding_local_map = Qnil;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("overriding-local-map-menu-flag", &Voverriding_local_map_menu_flag,