diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 3e305a05b67..edea2b59586 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Tue Jun 22 16:31:52 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
+
+	* stabs.texinfo: Express disapproval of 'D' symbol descriptor
+	politely rather than rudely.
+
 Mon Jun 21 12:31:01 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 
 	* snapshots.readme: Tell people to always report missing files.
diff --git a/gdb/doc/stabs.texinfo b/gdb/doc/stabs.texinfo
index 5e724c85719..e7a6ecaa1a5 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/stabs.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/stabs.texinfo
@@ -1077,9 +1077,9 @@ same thing, the difference is that @samp{P} is a GNU invention and
 handle either one.  Symbol type @samp{C_RPSYM} is used with @samp{R} and
 @samp{N_RSYM} is used with @samp{P}.
 
-AIX, according to the documentation, uses @samp{D} for a parameter
-passed in a floating point register.  This strikes me as incredibly
-bogus---why doesn't it just use @samp{R} with a register number which
+According to the AIX documentation symbol descriptor @samp{D} is for a
+parameter passed in a floating point register.  This seems
+unnecessary---why not just use @samp{R} with a register number which
 indicates that it's a floating point register?  I haven't verified
 whether the system actually does what the documentation indicates.