diff --git a/share/man/man9/VOP_ATTRIB.9 b/share/man/man9/VOP_ATTRIB.9
index c6302d35daa..4d2681435b2 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/VOP_ATTRIB.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/VOP_ATTRIB.9
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Attributes which are not being modified by
 should be set to the value
 .Dv VNOVAL .
 .Sh LOCKS
-The file should not be locked on entry.
+The file will not be locked on entry and should not be locked on return.
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 .Xr VOP_GETATTR 9
 returns information about the file in
diff --git a/share/man/man9/VOP_RENAME.9 b/share/man/man9/VOP_RENAME.9
index d4398556bf1..c210b77ea48 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/VOP_RENAME.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/VOP_RENAME.9
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ the vnode of the target file (if it exists)
 pathname information about the file's new name
 .El
 .Sh LOCKS
-The destination directory and file (if it exists) should be locked on entry.  
-The source directory and file
-will be released on exit.
-The destination directory and file (if it exists) will be unlocked
-and released on exit.
+The source directory and file will have their ref count bumped on entry.
+The destination directory and file will be locked and referenced on entry.
+The procedure must release (not unlock) the source directory and file,
+and must relase and unlock (i.e. vput) the destination directory and file
+prior to return.
 .Sh PSEUDOCODE
 .Bd -literal
 int