diff --git a/src/editfns.c b/src/editfns.c
index 7c58391eb18..4fba68692bf 100644
--- a/src/editfns.c
+++ b/src/editfns.c
@@ -4105,7 +4105,8 @@ the next available argument, or the argument explicitly specified:
 
 %s means print a string argument.  Actually, prints any object, with `princ'.
 %d means print as signed number in decimal.
-%o means print as unsigned number in octal, %x as unsigned number in hex.
+%o means print as unsigned number in octal.
+%x means print as unsigned number in hex.
 %X is like %x, but uses upper case.
 %e means print a number in exponential notation.
 %f means print a number in decimal-point notation.