diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d75e051ce6..7bb059e9f2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-09-24  Roland McGrath  <roland@hack.frob.com>
+
+	* manual/freemanuals.texi: Updated from (newly) canonical copy at
+	http://www.gnu.org/doc/freemanuals.texi.
+	* manual/libc.texinfo (Free Manuals): Put the @appendix line here.
+
 2013-09-24  Will Newton  <will.newton@linaro.org>
 
 	* sysdeps/mach/hurd/i386/tls.h (TLS_INIT_TP_EXPENSIVE): Remove
diff --git a/manual/freemanuals.texi b/manual/freemanuals.texi
index a424e8aa3e..9caf22017c 100644
--- a/manual/freemanuals.texi
+++ b/manual/freemanuals.texi
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-@appendix Free Software Needs Free Documentation
+@c freemanuals.texi - blurb for free documentation.
+@c This file is intended to be included within another document,
+@c hence no sectioning command or @node.
+
 @cindex free documentation
 
 The biggest deficiency in the free software community today is not in
diff --git a/manual/libc.texinfo b/manual/libc.texinfo
index 4505d270b4..96cd380ce3 100644
--- a/manual/libc.texinfo
+++ b/manual/libc.texinfo
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ of @theglibc{}.
 @include chapters.texi
 
 @node Free Manuals, Copying, Contributors, Top
+@appendix Free Software Needs Free Documentation
 @include freemanuals.texi
 
 @node Copying, Documentation License, Free Manuals, Top