diff --git a/lisp/skeleton.el b/lisp/skeleton.el
index 1b77a095fbc..c563a9cd0cd 100644
--- a/lisp/skeleton.el
+++ b/lisp/skeleton.el
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ variable `str' within the skeleton.  When this is non-nil, the
 interactor gets ignored, and this should be a valid skeleton element.
 
 When done with skeleton, but before going back to `_'-point, add
-a newline (unless `skeleton-end-newline' is non-nil) and run the
-hook `skeleton-end-hook'.
+a newline (unless `skeleton-end-newline' is nil) and run the hook
+`skeleton-end-hook'.
 
 SKELETON is made up as (INTERACTOR ELEMENT ...).  INTERACTOR may be nil if
 not needed, a prompt-string or an expression for complex read functions.