diff --git a/lisp/cus-start.el b/lisp/cus-start.el
index b4d2139022c..8740f075621 100644
--- a/lisp/cus-start.el
+++ b/lisp/cus-start.el
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ Leaving \"Default\" unchecked is equivalent with specifying a default of
 			       (repeat (directory :format "%v")))
 	     ;; coding.c
 	     (inhibit-eol-conversion mule boolean)
+	     (enable-character-translation mule boolean)
 	     (eol-mnemonic-undecided mule string)
 	     ;; startup.el fiddles with the values.  IMO, would be
 	     ;; simpler to just use #ifdefs in coding.c.
diff --git a/src/coding.c b/src/coding.c
index 9342c3841f6..9d1ebc8a4cb 100644
--- a/src/coding.c
+++ b/src/coding.c
@@ -11053,7 +11053,7 @@ conversion.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_BOOL ("inhibit-eol-conversion", inhibit_eol_conversion,
 	       doc: /*
-*Non-nil means always inhibit code conversion of end-of-line format.
+Non-nil means always inhibit code conversion of end-of-line format.
 See info node `Coding Systems' and info node `Text and Binary' concerning
 such conversion.  */);
   inhibit_eol_conversion = 0;
@@ -11128,27 +11128,27 @@ encoding standard output and error streams.  */);
   /* The eol mnemonics are reset in startup.el system-dependently.  */
   DEFVAR_LISP ("eol-mnemonic-unix", eol_mnemonic_unix,
 	       doc: /*
-*String displayed in mode line for UNIX-like (LF) end-of-line format.  */);
+String displayed in mode line for UNIX-like (LF) end-of-line format.  */);
   eol_mnemonic_unix = build_pure_c_string (":");
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("eol-mnemonic-dos", eol_mnemonic_dos,
 	       doc: /*
-*String displayed in mode line for DOS-like (CRLF) end-of-line format.  */);
+String displayed in mode line for DOS-like (CRLF) end-of-line format.  */);
   eol_mnemonic_dos = build_pure_c_string ("\\");
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("eol-mnemonic-mac", eol_mnemonic_mac,
 	       doc: /*
-*String displayed in mode line for MAC-like (CR) end-of-line format.  */);
+String displayed in mode line for MAC-like (CR) end-of-line format.  */);
   eol_mnemonic_mac = build_pure_c_string ("/");
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("eol-mnemonic-undecided", eol_mnemonic_undecided,
 	       doc: /*
-*String displayed in mode line when end-of-line format is not yet determined.  */);
+String displayed in mode line when end-of-line format is not yet determined.  */);
   eol_mnemonic_undecided = build_pure_c_string (":");
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("enable-character-translation", Venable_character_translation,
 	       doc: /*
-*Non-nil enables character translation while encoding and decoding.  */);
+Non-nil enables character translation while encoding and decoding.  */);
   Venable_character_translation = Qt;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("standard-translation-table-for-decode",
diff --git a/src/font.c b/src/font.c
index 556f32bb432..60dd03a20b2 100644
--- a/src/font.c
+++ b/src/font.c
@@ -5270,7 +5270,7 @@ See `font-weight-table' for the format of the vector. */);
   ASET (font_style_table, 2, Vfont_width_table);
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("font-log", Vfont_log, doc: /*
-*Logging list of font related actions and results.
+Logging list of font related actions and results.
 The value t means to suppress the logging.
 The initial value is set to nil if the environment variable
 EMACS_FONT_LOG is set.  Otherwise, it is set to t.  */);