diff --git a/doc/misc/eshell.texi b/doc/misc/eshell.texi
index daaa62719a5..5d387961204 100644
--- a/doc/misc/eshell.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/eshell.texi
@@ -300,9 +300,8 @@ standard error, you can write to the Eshell virtual target
 
 @cindex batch scripts
 @defun eshell-batch-file
-This function lets you make an Eshell script file executable from
-outside of Emacs by adding it to the script's interpreter directive like
-this:
+You can use this function in the interpreter directive of an Eshell
+script file to make the script executable from outside of Emacs:
 
 @example
 #!/usr/bin/env -S emacs --batch -f eshell-batch-file