diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1bda8769..71fc948f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2008-09-07  Gary V. Vaughan  <gary@gnu.org>
 
+	Fix typo in Makefile.maint.
+	* Makefile.maint (git-news): Renamed to check-news, since it
+	doesn't actually run git.  Adjust all dependees.
+
 	Run `git commit -a' when no files are passed.
 	* clcommit.m4sh (func_commit): Add -a argument if necessary.
 
diff --git a/Makefile.maint b/Makefile.maint
index f944d637..64f17573 100644
--- a/Makefile.maint
+++ b/Makefile.maint
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ fetch:
 GPG = gpg # set it to `:' to avoid gpg operations
 
 .PHONY: git-commit
-git-commit: git-news
+git-commit: check-news
 	cd $(srcdir) && $(SHELL) ./commit
 
 .PHONY: git-dist
-git-dist: git-news check-commit
+git-dist: check-news check-commit
 ## Build the distribution:
 	$(MAKE) distcheck
 ## Finally, if everything was successful, tag the release