diff --git a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
index 9f84f4e3978..47492f8da51 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ Miscellaneous Commands and Features of VC
 * VC Delete/Rename::      Deleting and renaming version-controlled files.
 * Revision Tags::         Symbolic names for revisions.
 * Merge Bases::           The most recent revision existing on both branches.
-* Outgoing Base Diffs::   Diffs including all outstanding changes on a branch.
+* Outstanding Changes::   Diffs including all outstanding changes on a branch.
 * Other Working Trees::   Multiple sets of workfiles.
 * Version Headers::       Inserting version control headers into working files.
 * Editing VC Commands::   Editing the VC shell commands that Emacs will run.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/vc1-xtra.texi b/doc/emacs/vc1-xtra.texi
index 2fb758d2077..49187afc971 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/vc1-xtra.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/vc1-xtra.texi
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 * VC Delete/Rename::    Deleting and renaming version-controlled files.
 * Revision Tags::       Symbolic names for revisions.
 * Merge Bases::         The most recent revision existing on both branches.
-* Outgoing Base Diffs:: Diffs including all outstanding changes on a branch.
+* Outstanding Changes:: Diffs including all outstanding changes on a branch.
 * Other Working Trees:: Multiple sets of workfiles.
 * Version Headers::     Inserting version control headers into working files.
 * Editing VC Commands:: Editing the VC shell commands that Emacs will run.
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ on the target branch if you were to merge the source branch into it, and
 @kbd{C-x v M L} shows you a log of the changes on the source branch not
 yet merged into the target branch.
 
-@node Outgoing Base Diffs
-@subsubsection Commands for diffs including all outstanding changes
+@node Outstanding Changes
+@subsubsection Commands to see all outstanding changes
 @cindex outstanding changes
 
 @table @kbd