diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtol.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtol.3
index 006ba904..e7435cf8 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtol.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtol.3
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"	$OpenBSD: strtol.3,v 1.4 1999/06/29 18:36:23 aaron Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: strtol.3,v 1.5 1999/07/20 10:18:22 aaron Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd June 25, 1992
 .Dt STRTOL 3
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ to a
 value.
 The conversion is done according to the given
 .Fa base ,
-which must be between 2 and 36 inclusive,
-or be the special value 0.
+which must be a number between 2 and 36 inclusive
+or the special value 0.
 .Pp
 The string may begin with an arbitrary amount of white space
 (as determined by
diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtoul.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtoul.3
index 3b2a90ad..570e3a9e 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtoul.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtoul.3
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"	$OpenBSD: strtoul.3,v 1.3 1999/06/29 18:36:24 aaron Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: strtoul.3,v 1.4 1999/07/20 10:18:21 aaron Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd June 25, 1992
 .Dt STRTOUL 3
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ to a
 value.
 The conversion is done according to the given
 .Fa base ,
-which must be between 2 and 36 inclusive,
-or be the special value 0.
+which must be a number between 2 and 36 inclusive
+or the special value 0.
 .Pp
 The string may begin with an arbitrary amount of white space
 (as determined by