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@@ -1895,9 +1895,10 @@ propagated from NaN inputs to the result of a floating-point
 operation.  These functions, defined by TS 18661-1:2014 and TS
 18661-3:2015, return the payload of the NaN pointed to by @var{x}
 (returned as a positive integer, or positive zero, represented as a
-floating-point number); if @var{x} is not a NaN, they return an
-unspecified value.  They raise no floating-point exceptions even for
-signaling NaNs.
+floating-point number); if @var{x} is not a NaN, they return
+@minus{}1.  They raise no floating-point exceptions even for signaling
+NaNs.  (The return value of @minus{}1 for an argument that is not a
+NaN is specified in C2x; the value was unspecified in TS 18661.)
 @end deftypefun
 
 @deftypefun int setpayload (double *@var{x}, double @var{payload})