diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index ae92a2a22..523166685 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ unlit candelabrum would become unlightable if its candles had exactly 1 turn
 	of fuel left and it was applied anywhere other than the invocation spot
 temporary loss of Dex from wounded legs will become permanent if it occurs
 	while mounted and hero dismounts before steed's legs have healed
-jaberwocks don't have hands
 character escape sequence handling during options processing was vulernable
 	to malformed escapes and could potentially be abused to clobber the
 	stack and launch a buffer overrun attack
diff --git a/src/monst.c b/src/monst.c
index eb3063eae..fb2d3e8db 100644
--- a/src/monst.c
+++ b/src/monst.c
@@ -1574,13 +1574,15 @@ struct permonst _mons2[] = {
 /*
  * Jabberwock
  */
+	/* the illustration from _Through_the_Looking_Glass_
+	   depicts hands as well as wings */
     MON("jabberwock", S_JABBERWOCK,
 	LVL(15, 12, -2, 50, 0), (G_GENO|1),
 	A(ATTK(AT_BITE, AD_PHYS, 2,10), ATTK(AT_BITE, AD_PHYS, 2,10),
 	  ATTK(AT_CLAW, AD_PHYS, 2,10), ATTK(AT_CLAW, AD_PHYS, 2,10),
 	  NO_ATTK, NO_ATTK),
 	SIZ(1300, 600, MS_BURBLE, MZ_LARGE), 0, 0,
-	M1_ANIMAL|M1_NOHANDS|M1_FLY|M1_CARNIVORE,
+	M1_ANIMAL|M1_FLY|M1_CARNIVORE,
 	M2_HOSTILE|M2_STRONG|M2_NASTY|M2_COLLECT, M3_INFRAVISIBLE, CLR_ORANGE),
 #if 0	/* DEFERRED */
     MON("vorpal jabberwock", S_JABBERWOCK,       
@@ -1589,7 +1591,7 @@ struct permonst _mons2[] = {
 	  ATTK(AT_CLAW, AD_PHYS, 3, 10), ATTK(AT_CLAW, AD_PHYS, 3, 10),
 	  NO_ATTK, NO_ATTK),
 	SIZ(1300, 600, MS_BURBLE, MZ_LARGE), 0, 0,
-	M1_ANIMAL|M1_NOHANDS|M1_FLY|M1_CARNIVORE,
+	M1_ANIMAL|M1_FLY|M1_CARNIVORE,
 	M2_HOSTILE|M2_STRONG|M2_NASTY|M2_COLLECT, M3_INFRAVISIBLE, HI_LORD),
 #endif
 #ifdef KOPS