diff --git a/doc/org.texi b/doc/org.texi
index 05d8666cf..5fc48d9c6 100644
--- a/doc/org.texi
+++ b/doc/org.texi
@@ -5925,7 +5925,7 @@ package@footnote{When working with the standard diary sexp functions, you
 need to be very careful with the order of the arguments.  That order depends
 evilly on the variable @code{calendar-date-style} (or, for older Emacs
 versions, @code{european-calendar-style}).  For example, to specify a date
-December 12, 2005, the call might look like @code{(diary-date 12 1 2005)} or
+December 1, 2005, the call might look like @code{(diary-date 12 1 2005)} or
 @code{(diary-date 1 12 2005)} or @code{(diary-date 2005 12 1)}, depending on
 the settings.  This has been the source of much confusion.  Org mode users
 can resort to special versions of these functions like @code{org-date} or