diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index b0544387e8..11997e6c1b 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2015-09-02  Patrick Palka  <patrick@parcs.ath.cx>
+
+	* gdbtypes.c (copy_type_recursive): Update documentation.
+
 2015-09-01  Sergio Durigan Junior  <sergiodj@redhat.com>
 
 	* solib-svr4.c (solib_event_probe_action): Initialize 'probe_argc'
diff --git a/gdb/gdbtypes.c b/gdb/gdbtypes.c
index 8204d39d18..7a18bed04f 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbtypes.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbtypes.c
@@ -4356,9 +4356,9 @@ copy_dynamic_prop_list (struct obstack *objfile_obstack,
 }
 
 /* Recursively copy (deep copy) TYPE, if it is associated with
-   OBJFILE.  Return a new type allocated using malloc, a saved type if
-   we have already visited TYPE (using COPIED_TYPES), or TYPE if it is
-   not associated with OBJFILE.  */
+   OBJFILE.  Return a new type owned by the gdbarch associated with the type, a
+   saved type if we have already visited TYPE (using COPIED_TYPES), or TYPE if
+   it is not associated with OBJFILE.  */
 
 struct type *
 copy_type_recursive (struct objfile *objfile,