diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 4a547c1ed91..755323ed29b 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-05-12  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* tree.h (copy_node): Don't mention TREE_PERMANENT.
+
 2002-05-12  Zack Weinberg  <zack@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gensupport.c (n_comma_elts): Moved here from genattrtab.c.
diff --git a/gcc/tree.h b/gcc/tree.h
index d1c24d46cd1..3e5ef3ae8ae 100644
--- a/gcc/tree.h
+++ b/gcc/tree.h
@@ -2080,9 +2080,7 @@ extern size_t tree_size			PARAMS ((tree));
 
 extern tree make_node			PARAMS ((enum tree_code));
 
-/* Make a copy of a node, with all the same contents except
-   for TREE_PERMANENT.  (The copy is permanent
-   iff nodes being made now are permanent.)  */
+/* Make a copy of a node, with all the same contents.  */
 
 extern tree copy_node			PARAMS ((tree));