diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
index bb98cd884cf..79d91cd943f 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-10-08  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+	* positions.texi (Excursions): Update warning message.
+
 2011-10-05  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
 	* display.texi (Low-Level Font, Face Attributes, Font Lookup): Fix
diff --git a/doc/lispref/positions.texi b/doc/lispref/positions.texi
index 1124d58ebcc..74444c7ad60 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/positions.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/positions.texi
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ consequences, so the byte compiler warns if you call @code{set-buffer}
 during an excursion:
 
 @example
-Warning: @code{save-excursion} defeated by @code{set-buffer}
+Warning: Use `with-current-buffer' rather than save-excursion+set-buffer
 @end example
 
 @noindent