diff --git a/doc/variables.xml b/doc/variables.xml
index 6cf41a2f..744c4d4e 100644
--- a/doc/variables.xml
+++ b/doc/variables.xml
@@ -3873,11 +3873,11 @@
     <varlistentry>
         <term>
             <command>
-                <option>strip</option>
+                <option>rstrip</option>
             </command>
             <option>text</option>
         </term>
-        <listitem>Strips all whitespace from ends of input.
+        <listitem>Strips all trailing whitespace from input.
         <para /></listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/core.cc b/src/core.cc
index 8ad3e15d..42caed22 100644
--- a/src/core.cc
+++ b/src/core.cc
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(char *s, const char *arg, long line,
   END OBJ(uppercase, 0) obj->data.s = STRNDUP_ARG;
   obj->callbacks.print = &print_uppercase;
   obj->callbacks.free = &gen_free_opaque;
-  END OBJ(strip, 0) obj->data.s = STRNDUP_ARG;
+  END OBJ(rstrip, 0) obj->data.s = STRNDUP_ARG;
   obj->callbacks.print = &strip_trailing_whitespace;
   obj->callbacks.free = &gen_free_opaque;
   END OBJ(catp, 0) obj->data.s = STRNDUP_ARG;