diff --git a/lisp/org-html.el b/lisp/org-html.el
index 1a96fa12c..2d225beff 100644
--- a/lisp/org-html.el
+++ b/lisp/org-html.el
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ with a link to this URL."
"Preamble, to be inserted just after . Set by publishing functions.
This may also be a function, building and inserting the preamble.")
(defvar org-export-html-postamble nil
- "Preamble, to be inserted just before . Set by publishing functions.
+ "Postamble, to be inserted just before . Set by publishing functions.
This may also be a function, building and inserting the postamble.")
(defvar org-export-html-auto-preamble t
"Should default preamble be inserted? Set by publishing functions.")