diff --git a/lisp/vc-rcs.el b/lisp/vc-rcs.el
index 9a4c4e89dd7..5cd00931d78 100644
--- a/lisp/vc-rcs.el
+++ b/lisp/vc-rcs.el
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author:     FSF (see vc.el for full credits)
 ;; Maintainer: Andre Spiegel <spiegel@gnu.org>
 
-;; $Id: vc-rcs.el,v 1.28 2002/10/08 15:33:18 monnier Exp $
+;; $Id: vc-rcs.el,v 1.29 2002/10/08 20:23:36 monnier Exp $
 
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ For a description of possible values, see `vc-check-master-templates'."
 ;;; State-querying functions
 ;;;
 
-;;;###autoload
-(progn (defun vc-rcs-registered (f) (vc-default-registered 'RCS f)))
+;;; The definition should be at beginning of line (for Help and etags).
+;;;###autoload(defun vc-rcs-registered (f) (vc-default-registered 'RCS f))
+(defun vc-rcs-registered (f) (vc-default-registered 'RCS f))
 
 (defun vc-rcs-state (file)
   "Implementation of `vc-state' for RCS."