diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index 7337f4bd58..5707ff5cde 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ configuration file:
           (group-n 3 (one-or-more digit))
           line-end))
 
-;; Reduce the number of prompts with 'M-x debbugs-gnu'.
+;; Change the default when run as 'M-x debbugs-gnu'.
 (setq debbugs-gnu-default-packages '("guix" "guix-patches"))
 
 ;; Show feature requests.