diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 01f2872da85..3e1f55cd777 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-08-26  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+
+	* gdbint.texinfo (Releasing GDB): Fix confusing sentence
+	about autoconf.
+
 2009-08-25  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gdb.texinfo (Debugging Multiple Inferiors): Add "info inferiors"
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo
index 6d0a22640a1..e706caaf180 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdbint.texinfo
@@ -7079,8 +7079,8 @@ Notes:
 @item
 Check the @code{autoconf} version carefully.  You want to be using the
 version documented in the toplevel @file{README-maintainer-mode} file.
-It is very unlikely that a system installed version of @code{autoconf}
-(e.g., @file{/usr/bin/autoconf}) is correct.
+It is very unlikely that the version of @code{autoconf} installed in
+system directories (e.g., @file{/usr/bin/autoconf}) is correct.
 @end itemize
 
 @subsubheading Check out the relevant modules: