diff --git a/gtk/gtkscale.c b/gtk/gtkscale.c
index bd4164fdad..3fb9186ba5 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkscale.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkscale.c
@@ -1080,9 +1080,9 @@ gtk_scale_new_with_range (GtkOrientation orientation,
  * @digits: the number of decimal places to display,
  *     e.g. use 1 to display 1.0, 2 to display 1.00, etc
  *
- * Sets the number of decimal places that are displayed in the value.
- * Also causes the value of the adjustment to be rounded off to this
- * number of digits, so the retrieved value matches the value the user saw.
+ * Sets the number of decimal places that are displayed in the value. Also
+ * causes the value of the adjustment to be rounded to this number of digits
+ * whenever it is changed, so the retrieved value matches the displayed one.
  *
  * Note that rounding to a small number of digits can interfere with
  * the smooth autoscrolling that is built into #GtkScale. As an alternative,