From d56458467b9369000cefd1b41acb77736bf8c8a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 21:59:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (describe-variable): Don't use symbol-name if v isn't symbol.

---
 lisp/help.el | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index a7d0155c89c..2ab2c9cb0a1 100644
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -633,7 +633,8 @@ Returns the documentation as a string, also."
      (setq val (completing-read (if (symbolp v)
 				    (format "Describe variable (default %s): " v)
 				  "Describe variable: ")
-				obarray 'boundp t nil nil (symbol-name v)))
+				obarray 'boundp t nil nil
+				(if (symbolp v) (symbol-name v))))
      (list (if (equal val "")
 	       v (intern val)))))
   (if (symbolp variable)
-- 
2.39.2