diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 9b85c8f7708..be3fdb60436 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2008-09-06  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
+	* help-mode.el (help-xref-forward-stack): Doc fix.
+
 	* add-log.el (change-log-default-name): Autoload safety.
 
 2008-09-05 Wilson Snyder <wsnyder@wsnyder.org>
diff --git a/lisp/help-mode.el b/lisp/help-mode.el
index 912be60706c..83313fdc518 100644
--- a/lisp/help-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/help-mode.el
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ To use the element, do (apply FUNCTION ARGS) then goto the point.")
 (make-variable-buffer-local 'help-xref-stack)
 
 (defvar help-xref-forward-stack nil
-  "The stack of used to navigate help forwards  after using the back button.
+  "A stack used to navigate help forwards after using the back button.
 Used by `help-follow' and `help-xref-go-forward'.
 An element looks like (POSITION FUNCTION ARGS...).
 To use the element, do (apply FUNCTION ARGS) then goto the point.")