diff --git a/docs/reference/ChangeLog b/docs/reference/ChangeLog
index f6db2cbf7..0168b82dd 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ChangeLog
+++ b/docs/reference/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-06-06  Matthias Clasen  <maclas@gmx.de>
+
+	* glib/tmpl/limits.sgml: Correct the documentation for
+	G_MINFLOAT and G_MINDOUBLE.  (#114513, Christophe Fergeau)
+
 2003-05-28  Matthias Clasen  <maclas@gmx.de>
 
 	* glib/tmpl/string_utils.sgml: Document that g_strdup() and
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/tmpl/limits.sgml b/docs/reference/glib/tmpl/limits.sgml
index 684c5ba6b..a82ba7cf0 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/tmpl/limits.sgml
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/tmpl/limits.sgml
@@ -101,9 +101,12 @@ The maximum value which can be held in a #guint64.
 
 <!-- ##### MACRO G_MINFLOAT ##### -->
 <para>
-The minimum value which can be held in a #gfloat.
+The minimum positive value which can be held in a #gfloat.
+</para>
+<para>
+If you are interested in the smallest value which can be held in a #gfloat,
+use -G_MAX_FLOAT.
 </para>
-
 
 
 <!-- ##### MACRO G_MAXFLOAT ##### -->
@@ -115,7 +118,11 @@ The maximum value which can be held in a #gfloat.
 
 <!-- ##### MACRO G_MINDOUBLE ##### -->
 <para>
-The minimum value which can be held in a #gdouble.
+The minimum positive value which can be held in a #gdouble.
+</para>
+<para>
+If you are interested in the smallest value which can be held in a #gdouble,
+use -G_MAX_DOUBLE.
 </para>