diff --git a/tex.el b/tex.el
index 7e98bd7b667..138fb53ec3d 100644
--- a/tex.el
+++ b/tex.el

@@ -2574,8 +2574,8 @@ and must not contain a `..' component."

A relative path is interpreted as being relative to the master file in

`TeX-master'. Subdirectories of `TeX-master' are considered safe,

-otherwise the user asked for permission. If this variable is nil, the

-output directory is assumed to be the same as the directory of

+otherwise the user is asked for permission. If this variable is nil,

+the output directory is assumed to be the same as the directory of

`TeX-master'."

:group 'TeX-file

:safe #'TeX--output-dir-safe-p