diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index f1cb03f8871..ca2d7e45e1b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.92 2002/08/15 03:00:59 momjian Exp $
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  <chapter id="libpq">
@@ -942,8 +942,8 @@ strings overlap.
    characters in this binary string (a terminating zero byte is
    neither necessary nor counted).  The <parameter>to_length</parameter>
    parameter shall point to a buffer suitable to hold the resultant
-   escaped string length. The result string length does not
-   include the terminating zero byte of the result.
+   escaped string length. The result string length includes the terminating
+   zero byte of the result.
   </para>
 
   <para>