diff --git a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
index 343cc83ce5..f16d0a922e 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/maintaining.texi
@@ -694,7 +694,10 @@ Log Buffer
 (@code{log-edit-generate-changelog-from-diff}), to generate skeleton
 ChangeLog entries, listing all changed file and function names based
 on the diff of the VC fileset.  Consecutive entries left empty will be
-combined by @kbd{C-q} (@code{fill-paragraph}).
+combined by @kbd{C-q} (@code{fill-paragraph}).  By default the
+skeleton will just include the file name, without any leading
+directories.  If you wish to prepend the leading directories up to the
+VC root, customize @code{diff-add-log-use-relative-names}.
 
 @kindex C-c C-a @r{(Log Edit mode)}
 @findex log-edit-insert-changelog