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diff --git a/doc/ref/scheme-io.texi b/doc/ref/scheme-io.texi
index b4a288fbc..7c6a2054a 100644
--- a/doc/ref/scheme-io.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/scheme-io.texi
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ not supplied, the current input port is used.
@deffn {Scheme Procedure} unread-string str port
@deffnx {C Function} scm_unread_string (str, port)
-Place the string @var{str} in @var{port} so that its characters will be
-read in subsequent read operations. If called multiple times, the
+Place the string @var{str} in @var{port} so that its characters will
+be read from left-to-right as the next characters from @var{port}
+during subsequent read operations. If called multiple times, the
unread characters will be read again in last-in first-out order. If
@var{port} is not supplied, the current-input-port is used.
@end deffn