diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index bd5aeaea1..7b2368263 100755
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2010-04-03  Carsten Dominik  <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
 
+	* org.el (org-export-latex-packages-alist)
+	(org-export-latex-default-packages-alist): Fix docstring to
+	reflect the expected structure.
+
 	* org-docbook.el (org-docbook-do-expand): Fix bug with variable names.
 	(org-export-docbook-finalize-table): Make use of label for tables.
 
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index fe206f35c..ca41b6718 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -2957,7 +2957,7 @@ to function properly.  Therefore you should, not modify this variable unless
 you know what you are doing.  The one reason to change it anyway is that
 you might be loading some other package that conflicts with one of the default
 packages.
-Each cell is of the format \( \"options\" . \"package\" \)."
+Each cell is of the format \( \"options\" \"package\" \)."
   :group 'org-export-latex
   :type '(repeat
 	  (list
@@ -2967,7 +2967,7 @@ Each cell is of the format \( \"options\" . \"package\" \)."
 (defcustom org-export-latex-packages-alist nil
   "Alist of packages to be inserted in the header.
 These will be inserted after `org-export-latex-default-packages-alist'.
-Each cell is of the format \( \"options\" . \"package\" \)."
+Each cell is of the format \( \"options\" \"package\" \)."
   :group 'org-export-latex
   :type '(repeat
 	  (list