diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bb9b29eb76..93932b57f1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-12-07  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	* gtk/gtkcontainer.c: Correct the documentation of child
+	property getter arguments.  (#501992, David Brigada)
+
 2007-12-07  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
 
 	* gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c (shortcuts_reload_icons): Don't
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcontainer.c b/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
index f58693e48a..ab238ec9d5 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ container_set_child_property (GtkContainer       *container,
  * @container: a #GtkContainer
  * @child: a widget which is a child of @container
  * @first_property_name: the name of the first property to get
- * @var_args: a %NULL-terminated list of property names and #GValue*, 
- *           starting with @first_prop_name.
+ * @var_args: return location for the first property, followed 
+ *     optionally by more name/return location pairs, followed by %NULL
  * 
  * Gets the values of one or more child properties for @child and @container.
  **/
@@ -871,8 +871,8 @@ gtk_container_child_set (GtkContainer      *container,
  * @container: a #GtkContainer
  * @child: a widget which is a child of @container
  * @first_prop_name: the name of the first property to get
- * @Varargs: a %NULL-terminated list of property names and #GValue*, 
- *           starting with @first_prop_name
+ * @Varargs: return location for the first property, followed 
+ *     optionally by more name/return location pairs, followed by %NULL
  * 
  * Gets the values of one or more child properties for @child and @container.
  **/