diff --git a/make.texinfo b/make.texinfo
index 844c19ec..1cb87f95 100644
--- a/make.texinfo
+++ b/make.texinfo
@@ -5400,12 +5400,12 @@ variable names because many strange things are valid variable names, but
 are probably not what you intended.  For example,
 
 @smallexample
-files := $(foreach Es escrito en espanol!,b c ch,$(find_files))
+files := $(foreach Esta escrito en espanol!,b c ch,$(find_files))
 @end smallexample
 
 @noindent
 might be useful if the value of @code{find_files} references the variable
-whose name is @samp{Es escrito en espanol!} (es un nombre bastante largo,
+whose name is @samp{Esta escrito en espanol!} (es un nombre bastante largo,
 no?), but it is more likely to be a mistake.
 
 @node Origin Function, Shell Function, Foreach Function, Functions