diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index ba3de9f4305..8384f53d946 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-09-14  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+	* eshell/esh-var.el (eshell-variable-aliases-list): Fix doc typo.
+
 2013-09-13  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
 
 	* dired-x.el (dired-guess-shell-alist-user): Doc fix.
diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el
index f68b65dfd46..8dd19618da2 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-var.el
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ if they are quoted with a backslash."
 				   indices)))))
   "This list provides aliasing for variable references.
 It is very similar in concept to what `eshell-user-aliases-list' does
-for commands.  Each member of this defines defines the name of a
-command, and the Lisp value to return for that variable if it is
-accessed via the syntax '$NAME'.
+for commands.  Each member of this defines the name of a command,
+and the Lisp value to return for that variable if it is accessed
+via the syntax '$NAME'.
 
 If the value is a function, that function will be called with two
 arguments: the list of the indices that was used in the reference, and