diff --git a/basis/alien/enums/enums-docs.factor b/basis/alien/enums/enums-docs.factor
index cc23a40df3..922aa260a8 100644
--- a/basis/alien/enums/enums-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/enums/enums-docs.factor
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ HELP: number>enum
 { $description "Convert a number to an enum." } ;
 
 ARTICLE: "alien.enums" "Enumeration types"
-"The " { $vocab-link "alien.enums" } " vocab contains the implementation for " { $link POSTPONE: ENUM: } " C types, and provides words for converting between enum symbols and integers."
+"The " { $vocab-link "alien.enums" } " vocab contains the implementation for " { $link POSTPONE: ENUM: } " C types, and provides words for converting between enum singletons and integers. It is possible to dispatch off of members of an enum."
 $nl
 "Defining enums at run-time:"
 { $subsection define-enum }