diff --git a/lisp/international/ucs-normalize.el b/lisp/international/ucs-normalize.el
index c6a562e3f52..0c85b490c2a 100644
--- a/lisp/international/ucs-normalize.el
+++ b/lisp/international/ucs-normalize.el
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ This is the canonical composed form."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun string-glyph-compose (string)
-  "Compose the string STR by according to the Unicode NFC.
+  "Compose the string STR according to the Unicode NFC.
 This is the canonical composed form.  For instance:
 
   (string-glyph-compose \"Å\") => \"Å\""