diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d260fb8661480fcccd633fe4c94f2be86bc0fa9a..670f5c173ca0b6a8e2858c28352178298e2fa14a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ CVS code -
 	- Remove specific references to control key shortcuts other than
 	  XON and XOFF. (DLR)
 	- Add continue and goto to the "c-file" regexes. (DLR)
+	- Change the included speller value to "aspell -x -c".  The -x
+	  option makes aspell not create backup files, and this is
+	  consistent with the internal spell checker's behavior. (DLR)
 - doc/man/fr/nano.1, doc/man/fr/nanorc.1:
 	- Updated manpage translations by Jean-Philippe Guérard.
 - README.CVS:
diff --git a/doc/nanorc.sample b/doc/nanorc.sample
index 9c24442072332960bfb893a2676e7bcfa4f66b40..d20f9e655e8258627000380e4ad7091bce04d72d 100644
--- a/doc/nanorc.sample
+++ b/doc/nanorc.sample
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 ## Use this spelling checker instead of the internal one.  This option
 ## does not properly have a default value.
 ##
-# set speller "aspell -c"
+# set speller "aspell -x -c"
 
 ## Allow nano to be suspended.
 # set suspend