diff --git a/doc/lispref/customize.texi b/doc/lispref/customize.texi
index de130d57d30..4a6f7f2162b 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/customize.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/customize.texi
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ cause confusion.}
 @item :group @var{group}
 Put this customization item in group @var{group}.  If this keyword is
 missing from a customization item, it'll be placed in the same group
-as the previous customization item that had a @code{:group} spec (in
-the same file).
+that was last defined (in the current file).
 
 When you use @code{:group} in a @code{defgroup}, it makes the new
 group a subgroup of @var{group}.