diff --git a/doc/ref/scheme-data.texi b/doc/ref/scheme-data.texi
index 12dc288c4..68a27a313 100755
--- a/doc/ref/scheme-data.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/scheme-data.texi
@@ -736,7 +736,8 @@ Round the inexact number @var{x} towards zero.
 
 @c begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "round")
 @deffn {Scheme Procedure} round x
-Round the inexact number @var{x} towards zero.
+Round the inexact number @var{x} to the nearest integer.  When exactly
+halfway between two integers, round to the even one.
 @end deffn
 
 @c begin (texi-doc-string "guile" "floor")