diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 20f5a5ea..bde1e134 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2003-07-29  Marcus Brinkmann  <marcus@g10code.de>
 
+	* gpgme.texi (Encrypting a Plaintext): Bad passphrase is only
+	possible with symmetric encryption, change the wording to reflect
+	that.
+
 	* gpgme.texi (Creating a Signature): Document
 	GPG_ERR_UNUSABLE_SECKEY.
 
diff --git a/doc/gpgme.texi b/doc/gpgme.texi
index 05b76aaa..916c68e2 100644
--- a/doc/gpgme.texi
+++ b/doc/gpgme.texi
@@ -4028,7 +4028,7 @@ ciphertext could be created successfully, @code{GPG_ERR_INV_VALUE} if
 @var{ctx}, @var{recp}, @var{plain} or @var{cipher} is not a valid
 pointer, @code{GPG_ERR_UNUSABLE_PUBKEY} if @var{recp} contains some
 invalid recipients, @code{GPG_ERR_BAD_PASSPHRASE} if the passphrase
-for the secret key could not be retrieved, and passes through any
+for the symmetric key could not be retrieved, and passes through any
 errors that are reported by the crypto engine support routines.
 @end deftypefun