diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 67c02665ea1..6d36a88892f 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -4846,8 +4846,8 @@ To kill a whole line, when point is not at the beginning, type \
 \\[move-beginning-of-line] \\[kill-line] \\[kill-line].
 
 If `show-trailing-whitespace' is non-nil, this command will just
-kill the rest of the current line, even if there are only
-nonblanks there.
+kill the rest of the current line, even if there are no nonblanks
+there.
 
 If option `kill-whole-line' is non-nil, then this command kills the whole line
 including its terminating newline, when used at the beginning of a line