diff --git a/doc/c-indentation.el b/doc/c-indentation.el
index c1afe2318d5451e9bd8d17d9d65d71cb5dcba04e..9a4a0be598f05226741885f079221f7bb000f5d4 100644
--- a/doc/c-indentation.el
+++ b/doc/c-indentation.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ; 
 ; This definition is for the "CC mode" package, which is the default
 ; mode for editing C source files in Emacs 20, not for the older
-; c-mode.el (which is the default in Emacs 19).
+; c-mode.el (which was the default in less recent releaes of Emacs 19).
 ;
 ; Copy the definition in your .emacs file or use M-x eval-buffer.
 ; To activate this indentation style, visit a C file, type