diff --git a/doc/bash.1 b/doc/bash.1
index d99bb225..97100bb1 100644
--- a/doc/bash.1
+++ b/doc/bash.1
@@ -3256,11 +3256,21 @@ or a
 .B ^
 then any character not enclosed is matched.
 The sorting order of characters in range expressions is determined by
-the current locale and the value of the
+the current locale and the values of the
 .SM
 .B LC_COLLATE
-shell variable,
-if set.
+or
+.SM
+.B LC_ALL
+shell variables, if set.
+To obtain the traditional interpretation of range expressions, where
+.B [a\-d]
+is equivalent to
+.BR [abcd] ,
+set value of the
+.B LC_ALL
+shell variable to
+.BR C .
 A 
 .B \-
 may be matched by including it as the first or last character
diff --git a/doc/bashref.texi b/doc/bashref.texi
index eb14a1d9..03a5b50a 100644
--- a/doc/bashref.texi
+++ b/doc/bashref.texi
@@ -2124,8 +2124,8 @@ may be matched by including it as the first or last character
 in the set.  A @samp{]} may be matched by including it as the first
 character in the set.
 The sorting order of characters in range expressions is determined by
-the current locale and the value of the @env{LC_COLLATE} shell variable,
-if set.
+the current locale and the values of the
+@env{LC_COLLATE} and @env{LC_ALL} shell variables, if set.
 
 For example, in the default C locale, @samp{[a-dx-z]} is equivalent to
 @samp{[abcdxyz]}.  Many locales sort characters in dictionary order, and in