diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/function.tex b/docs/latex/wx/function.tex
index ca5b6d34c2..fa1d4ec4ed 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/function.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/function.tex
@@ -900,8 +900,7 @@ slashes.
 
 \func{bool}{wxFileExists}{\param{const wxString\& }{filename}}
 
-Returns true if the file exists. It also returns true if the file is
-a directory.
+Returns true if the file exists and is a plain file.
 
 
 \membersection{::wxFileModificationTime}\label{wxfilemodificationtime}