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diff --git a/lisp/select.el b/lisp/select.el
index 59bcf7da664..334e10f41ba 100644
--- a/lisp/select.el
+++ b/lisp/select.el
@@ -160,12 +160,11 @@ The value nil is the same as the list (UTF8_STRING COMPOUND_TEXT STRING)."
(const TEXT)))
:group 'killing)
-;; Get a selection value of type TYPE by calling gui-get-selection with
-;; an appropriate DATA-TYPE argument decided by `x-select-request-type'.
-;; The return value is already decoded. If gui-get-selection causes an
-;; error, this function return nil.
-
(defun gui--selection-value-internal (type)
+ "Get a selection value of type TYPE.
+Call `gui-get-selection' with an appropriate DATA-TYPE argument
+decided by `x-select-request-type'. The return value is already
+decoded. If `gui-get-selection' signals an error, return nil."
(let ((request-type (if (eq window-system 'x)
(or x-select-request-type
'(UTF8_STRING COMPOUND_TEXT STRING))