diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
index e7cffafed..f0bafb8dd 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-02-15  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* new-features.sgml (ov-new1.7.8): Fix typo.
+
 2011-02-15  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* legal.sgml: Bump date.
diff --git a/winsup/doc/new-features.sgml b/winsup/doc/new-features.sgml
index 44c01a6b9..e7777c588 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/new-features.sgml
+++ b/winsup/doc/new-features.sgml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ it now obeys POSIX semantics of returning int.
 /proc/sys now allows unfiltered access to the native NT namespace.  Access
 restrictions still apply.  Direct device access via /proc/sys is not yet
 supported.  File system access via block devices works.  For instance
-(note the trailing backslash!)
+(note the trailing slash!)
 <screen>
 bash$ cd /proc/sys/Device/HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1/
 </screen>