diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 73c86bef12..ddd126c17b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Wed Apr 11 07:38:33 2012  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
+
+	* ext/digest/sha2/lib/sha2.rb (Digest#block_length):  Fixed method name
+	  in documentation examples.  Patch by naleski via
+	  https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/115
+
 Wed Apr 11 07:33:13 2012  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
 
 	* pack.c (pack_pack):  Warn when an invalid character is found in the
diff --git a/ext/digest/sha2/lib/sha2.rb b/ext/digest/sha2/lib/sha2.rb
index 3c5bf0c863..58d12e9b09 100644
--- a/ext/digest/sha2/lib/sha2.rb
+++ b/ext/digest/sha2/lib/sha2.rb
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ module Digest
     #
     # Returns the block length of the digest in bytes.
     #
-    #   Digest::SHA256.new.digest_length * 8
+    #   Digest::SHA256.new.block_length * 8
     #   # => 512
-    #   Digest::SHA384.new.digest_length * 8
+    #   Digest::SHA384.new.block_length * 8
     #   # => 1024
-    #   Digest::SHA512.new.digest_length * 8
+    #   Digest::SHA512.new.block_length * 8
     #   # => 1024
     def block_length
       @sha2.block_length