diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 1efd847dc89..516261666df 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-2014-03-22  Matthias Dahl  <matthias.dahl@binary-island.eu>
-
-	* faces.el (face-spec-recalc): Doc fix.  Call
-	make-face-x-resource-internal earlier, and condition that on
-	no-init-from-resources being nil. (Bug#16694)
-
 2014-03-22  Juanma Barranquero  <lekktu@gmail.com>
 
 	* w32-common-fns.el (x-selection-owner-p): Add empty docstring for the
diff --git a/lisp/faces.el b/lisp/faces.el
index 145ac398868..e008993b49f 100644
--- a/lisp/faces.el
+++ b/lisp/faces.el
@@ -1619,19 +1619,11 @@ function for its other effects."
 
 (defun face-spec-recalc (face frame)
   "Reset the face attributes of FACE on FRAME according to its specs.
-After the reset, the specs are applied from the following sources in this order:
-  X resources (if applicable)
-   |
-  (theme and user customization) 
-    or, if nonexistent or does not match the current frame, 
-  (defface default spec)
-   |
-  defface override spec"
+This applies the defface/custom spec first, then the custom theme specs,
+then the override spec."
   (while (get face 'face-alias)
     (setq face (get face 'face-alias)))
   (face-spec-reset-face face frame)
-  (unless no-init-from-resources
-    (make-face-x-resource-internal face frame))
   ;; If FACE is customized or themed, set the custom spec from
   ;; `theme-face' records.
   (let ((theme-faces (get face 'theme-face))
@@ -1649,7 +1641,8 @@ After the reset, the specs are applied from the following sources in this order:
       (setq spec (face-spec-choose (face-default-spec face) frame))
       (face-spec-set-2 face frame spec))
     (setq spec (face-spec-choose (get face 'face-override-spec) frame))
-    (face-spec-set-2 face frame spec)))
+    (face-spec-set-2 face frame spec))
+  (make-face-x-resource-internal face frame))
 
 (defun face-spec-set-2 (face frame spec)
   "Set the face attributes of FACE on FRAME according to SPEC."