diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index 207c0797f69..8f949eb24dd 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2012-01-29  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
+	* syntax.texi (Syntax Class Table): Tweak description of newline
+	char syntax (Bug#9619).
+
 	* numbers.texi (Predicates on Numbers): Fix wholenump/natnump
 	description (Bug#10189).
 
diff --git a/doc/lispref/syntax.texi b/doc/lispref/syntax.texi
index dc215b1e0e6..71742e37a51 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/syntax.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/syntax.texi
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ their meanings, and examples of their use.
 @deffn {Syntax class} @w{whitespace character}
 @dfn{Whitespace characters} (designated by @w{@samp{@ }} or @samp{-})
 separate symbols and words from each other.  Typically, whitespace
-characters have no other syntactic significance, and multiple whitespace
-characters are syntactically equivalent to a single one.  Space, tab,
-newline and formfeed are classified as whitespace in almost all major
-modes.
+characters have no other syntactic significance, and multiple
+whitespace characters are syntactically equivalent to a single one.
+Space, tab, and formfeed are classified as whitespace in almost all
+major modes.
 @end deffn
 
 @deffn {Syntax class} @w{word constituent}