diff --git a/doc/dsm/mods/Readme.mod_dlg.txt b/doc/dsm/mods/Readme.mod_dlg.txt
index 3c12ff36..e0ce5d49 100644
--- a/doc/dsm/mods/Readme.mod_dlg.txt
+++ b/doc/dsm/mods/Readme.mod_dlg.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ dlg.dialout(string arrayname)
    arrayname_hdrs      headers for new call
 
    arrayname_var.*     variables for new call, e.g.
-                       arrayname_var.somevar will be set as $somevar
+                       arrayname_var.somevar will be set as $arrayname_var.somevar
 
   returns $arrayname_ltag (if successful) and sets ERRNO.