diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index c5f6987dcf0..1d12938c0f9 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@ example buffers using a particular mode or in some directory.
 ---
 *** New user option 'auto-save-visited-remote-files'.
 This user option controls whether or not 'auto-save-visited-mode' will
-save remote buffers.  The default is t.
+auto-save remote buffers.  The default is t.
 
 +++
 *** New package vtable.el for formatting tabular data.
diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 794305520db..67b3ae9b68a 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ true."
   :version "29.1")
 
 (defcustom auto-save-visited-remote-files t
-  "If non-nil, `auto-save-visited-mode' will save remote files."
+  "If non-nil, `auto-save-visited-mode' will auto-save remote files."
   :group 'auto-save
   :type 'boolean
   :version "29.1")