diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 3486c3806fd..1f54617b4d4 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2015-03-05  Artur Malabarba  <bruce.connor.am@gmail.com>
+
+	* emacs-lisp/package.el (package-refresh-contents): Update doc.
+
 2015-03-05  Dmitry Gutov  <dgutov@yandex.ru>
 
 	* progmodes/js.el (js-mode-syntax-table): Add an entry for `.
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index 885fb00ce75..00608f3d2c7 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -1695,9 +1695,10 @@ similar to an entry in `package-alist'.  Save the cached copy to
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun package-refresh-contents ()
-  "Download the ELPA archive description if needed.
-This informs Emacs about the latest versions of all packages, and
-makes them available for download."
+  "Download the description of all configured ELPAs.
+For each archive configured in the variable `package-archives',
+this informs Emacs about the latest versions of all packages it
+offers, and makes them available for download."
   (interactive)
   ;; FIXME: Do it asynchronously.
   (unless (file-exists-p package-user-dir)