diff --git a/reference/exec/functions/proc-close.xml b/reference/exec/functions/proc-close.xml
index d9c93aedd1..25422e75cc 100644
--- a/reference/exec/functions/proc-close.xml
+++ b/reference/exec/functions/proc-close.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
    except that it only works on processes opened by
    <function>proc_open</function>.
    <function>proc_close</function> waits for the process to terminate, and
-   returns its exit code.  If you have open pipes to that process, you
-   should <function>fclose</function> them prior to calling this function in
+   returns its exit code.  Open pipes to that process are closed
+   when this function is called, in
    order to avoid a deadlock - the child process may not be able to exit
    while the pipes are open.
   </para>