diff --git a/src/base/defalias.lisp b/src/base/defalias.lisp
index 4988dc7a4351f61e61acabc726449dfd7ee98cad..4e40af010d498004669c478fa789970a44222610 100644
--- a/src/base/defalias.lisp
+++ b/src/base/defalias.lisp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
            (documentation ',original 'variable))))
 
 (defnamespace constant
-  "The namespace of special variables.")
+  "The namespace of constant variables.")
 
 (defmethod make-alias ((namespace (eql 'constant))
                        original alias)