diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 85b3aae06..bb0c1dc56 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 	(setegid32): Ditto.
 	* environ.cc (spenv::retrieve): (Suggested by Pierre Humblet) Do
 	potential recalculation of cygheap_user stuff when in setuid mode.
-	Return special value when environment variable exists but should not be
-	added.
+	Return special value when environment variable should be calculated but
+	not added.
 	(build_env): Don't add retrieved value to dstp if it is 'dont_add'.
 
 2002-06-16  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>