diff --git a/c.texi b/c.texi
index 02a482b..bf8a7c9 100644
--- a/c.texi
+++ b/c.texi
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 @settitle GNU C Language Manual
 @documentencoding UTF-8
 
+@c Merge variable index into the function index.
 @synindex vr fn
 
 @copying
@@ -38,8 +39,6 @@ modify this GNU manual.''
 * C: (c).       GNU C Language Intro and Reference Manual
 @end direntry
 
-@documentencoding UTF-8
-
 @titlepage
 @sp 6
 @center @titlefont{GNU C Language Introduction}