diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 6a3999368..f39183019 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ indicates the contributor was also the author of the fix; Thanks!
 
 ****  Fix makefile with --coverage, bug953. [Eivind Liland]
 
+****  Fix coverage documentation, bug954. [Thomas J Whatson]
+
 
 * Verilator 3.874 2015-06-06
 
diff --git a/bin/verilator b/bin/verilator
index d4d87a774..0637d6536 100755
--- a/bin/verilator
+++ b/bin/verilator
@@ -3573,7 +3573,10 @@ First, run verilator with the --coverage option.  If you're using your own
 makefile, compile the model with the GCC flag -DVM_COVERAGE (if using
 Verilator's, it will do this for you.)
 
-Run your tests in different directories.  Each test will create a
+At the end of your test, call VerilatedCov::write passing the name of the
+coverage data file (typically "logs/coverage.dat").
+
+Run each of your tests in different directories.  Each test will create a
 logs/coverage.pl file.
 
 After running all of your tests, verilator_coverage is executed.
diff --git a/test_sc/sc_main.cpp b/test_sc/sc_main.cpp
index 57c5324c9..0ee025247 100644
--- a/test_sc/sc_main.cpp
+++ b/test_sc/sc_main.cpp
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ int sc_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     //  Coverage analysis (since test passed)
     mkdir("logs", 0777);
 #if VM_COVERAGE
-    SpCoverage::write();  // Writes logs/coverage.pl
-#endif
+    VerilatedCov::write("logs/coverage.dat");
+#endif // VM_COVERAGE
 
     //==========
     //  Close LogFiles