diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/miscwin-funcs.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/miscwin-funcs.scrbl
index 99c4335e10..3e35e20857 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/gui/miscwin-funcs.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/miscwin-funcs.scrbl
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ The keymap for the read-eval-print loop's editor is initialized by
 @defproc[(textual-read-eval-print-loop) void?]{
 
 Similar to @racket[read-eval-print-loop], except that evaluation uses
- a newly created eventspace.
+ a newly created eventspace like @racket[graphical-read-eval-print-loop].
 
 The @racket[current-prompt-read] parameter is used in the current
  thread to read input. The result is queued for evaluation and
diff --git a/src/racket/cmdline.inc b/src/racket/cmdline.inc
index f81ddc352b..5bfc1ac3a6 100644
--- a/src/racket/cmdline.inc
+++ b/src/racket/cmdline.inc
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ static int run_from_cmd_line(int argc, char *_argv[],
          "  -c, --no-compiled : Disable loading of compiled files\n"
 	 "  -q, --no-init-file : Skip load of " INIT_FILENAME " for -i\n"
 # ifdef CMDLINE_STDIO_FLAG
-	 "  -z, --text-repl : Use text read-eval-print loop for -i\n"
+	 "  -z, --text-repl : Use text `read-eval-print-loop' for -i\n"
 # endif
          "  -I <path> : Set <init-lib> to <path>\n"
 	 "  -X <dir>, --collects <dir> : Main collects at <dir>\n"
diff --git a/src/racket/main.c b/src/racket/main.c
index 56fa031659..9a76f68a31 100644
--- a/src/racket/main.c
+++ b/src/racket/main.c
@@ -371,18 +371,17 @@ static void do_scheme_rep(Scheme_Env *env, FinishArgs *fa)
   int ending_newline = 1;
 
 #ifdef GRAPHICAL_REPL
-  if (fa->a->alternate_rep) {
-    a[0] = scheme_intern_symbol("mred/mred");
-    a[1] = scheme_intern_symbol("textual-read-eval-print-loop");
-  } else {
+  if (!fa->a->alternate_rep) {
     a[0] = scheme_intern_symbol("mred/mred");
     a[1] = scheme_intern_symbol("graphical-read-eval-print-loop");
-  }
-  ending_newline = 0;
-#else
-  a[0] = scheme_intern_symbol("scheme/base");
-  a[1] = scheme_intern_symbol("read-eval-print-loop");
+    ending_newline = 0;
+  } else
 #endif
+    {
+      a[0] = scheme_intern_symbol("scheme/base");
+      a[1] = scheme_intern_symbol("read-eval-print-loop");
+    }
+
   rep = scheme_dynamic_require(2, a);
     
   if (rep) {