diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index bebc30c9103..c30015ec8f0 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -32538,14 +32538,14 @@ Android does not support scroll bars at all.  */);
   DEFVAR_LISP ("x-ctrl-keysym", Vx_ctrl_keysym,
     doc: /* Which modifer value Emacs reports when Ctrl is depressed.
 This should be one of the symbols `ctrl', `alt', `hyper', `meta', or
-`super', representing a modifier to be reported in key events with the
+`super', representing a modifier to be reported for key events with the
 Ctrl modifier (i.e. the keysym Ctrl_L or Ctrl_R) depressed.  */);
   Vx_ctrl_keysym = Qnil;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("x-alt-keysym", Vx_alt_keysym,
     doc: /* Which modifer value Emacs reports when Alt is depressed.
 This should be one of the symbols `ctrl', `alt', `hyper', `meta', or
-`super', representing a modifier to be reported in key events with the
+`super', representing a modifier to be reported for key events with the
 Alt modifier (e.g. the keysym Alt_L or Alt_R, if the keyboard features a
 dedicated key for Meta) depressed.  */);
   Vx_alt_keysym = Qnil;
@@ -32553,14 +32553,14 @@ dedicated key for Meta) depressed.  */);
   DEFVAR_LISP ("x-hyper-keysym", Vx_hyper_keysym,
     doc: /* Which modifer value Emacs reports when Hyper is depressed.
 This should be one of the symbols `ctrl', `alt', `hyper', `meta', or
-`super', representing a modifier to be reported in key events with the
+`super', representing a modifier to be reported for key events with the
 Hyper modifier (i.e. the keysym Hyper_L or Hyper_R) depressed.  */);
   Vx_hyper_keysym = Qnil;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("x-meta-keysym", Vx_meta_keysym,
     doc: /* Which modifer value Emacs reports when Meta is depressed.
 This should be one of the symbols `ctrl', `alt', `hyper', `meta', or
-`super', representing a modifier to be reported in key events with the
+`super', representing a modifier to be reported for key events with the
 Meta modifier (e.g. the keysym Alt_L or Alt_R, when the keyboard does
 not feature a dedicated key for Meta) depressed.  */);
   Vx_meta_keysym = Qnil;
@@ -32568,7 +32568,7 @@ not feature a dedicated key for Meta) depressed.  */);
   DEFVAR_LISP ("x-super-keysym", Vx_super_keysym,
     doc: /* Which modifer value Emacs reports when Super is depressed.
 This should be one of the symbols `ctrl', `alt', `hyper', `meta', or
-`super', representing a modifier to be reported in key events with the
+`super', representing a modifier to be reported for key events with the
 Super modifier (i.e. the keysym Super_L or Super_R) depressed.  */);
   Vx_super_keysym = Qnil;