diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 0716b64583..2b42da6fdc 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-12-12  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@gnu.org>
+
+	* MAINTAINERS: Reword description of what "Target Instruction Set
+	Architectures" covers.
+
 2004-12-12  Mark Kettenis  <kettenis@gnu.org>
 
 	* hppa-hpux-nat.c (hppa_hpux_child_can_run): Tweak comment.
@@ -336,7 +341,7 @@
 	* MAINTAINERS: Add Randolph Chung (pa), Jeff Johnston (ia64), Kei
 	Sakamoto (m32r), Joel Brobecker (mips), and Ulrich Weigand (s390)
 	as can-commit architecture developers.
-	
+
 2004-11-29  Mark Kettenis  <kettenis@gnu.org>
 
 	* sparc-tdep.c (X_RS1, X_SIMM13): New macros.
diff --git a/gdb/MAINTAINERS b/gdb/MAINTAINERS
index f51c3a729f..f39206b291 100644
--- a/gdb/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/gdb/MAINTAINERS
@@ -50,10 +50,13 @@ instantaneous and loud complaints.
 
 Target Instruction Set Architectures:
 
-Generic ISA (Instruction Set Architecture) issues, API variants, CPU
-variants.  *-tdep.c. The Target/Architecture maintainer works with the
-host maintainer when resolving build issues.  The Target/Architecture
-maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues.
+The *-tdep.c files.  ISA (Instruction Set Architecture) and OS-ABI
+(Operating System / Application Binary Interface) issues including CPU
+variants.
+
+The Target/Architecture maintainer works with the host maintainer when
+resolving build issues.  The Target/Architecture maintainer works with
+the native maintainer when resolving ABI issues.
 
 	alpha		--target=alpha-elf ,-Werror
 			Maintenance only