diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d9467f5b8..171635c71 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-01-15  David Turner  <david@freetype.org>
+
+    * include/freetype/freetype.h: fixed documentation for FT_Size_Metrics
+
 2003-01-15  James Su  <suzhe@turbolinux.com.cn>
 
     * src/gzip/ftgzip.c: bugfix: couldn't read certain gzip-ed font files
diff --git a/include/freetype/freetype.h b/include/freetype/freetype.h
index 9dac6e53e..4d6c5a2cd 100644
--- a/include/freetype/freetype.h
+++ b/include/freetype/freetype.h
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ FT_BEGIN_HEADER
   /*                    pixels.  Always positive.                          */
   /*                                                                       */
   /*    descender    :: The descender, expressed in 26.6 fixed point       */
-  /*                    pixels.  Always positive.                          */
+  /*                    pixels.  Always negative.                          */
   /*                                                                       */
   /*    height       :: The text height, expressed in 26.6 fixed point     */
   /*                    pixels.  Always positive.                          */