diff --git a/docs/HISTORY.txt b/docs/HISTORY.txt
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+++ b/docs/HISTORY.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Changelog
 - Bug fix: freetype not found on Mac OS X with case-sensitive filesystem
   [gjo]
 
-- Bug fix: Backport fix to split() after open() (regression in 1.1.7).
+- Bug fix: Backport fix to split() after open() (regression introduced in PIL 1.1.7).
   [sfllaw]
 
 1.7.5 (2011-09-07)