diff --git a/reference/filesystem/functions/flock.xml b/reference/filesystem/functions/flock.xml
index 4bc5ff4ce5..7dc06c7641 100644
--- a/reference/filesystem/functions/flock.xml
+++ b/reference/filesystem/functions/flock.xml
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
       </para>
       <para>
        It is also possible to add <constant>LOCK_NB</constant> as a bitmask to one 
-       of the above operations if you don't want <function>flock</function> to 
-       block while locking.
+       of the above operations, if <function>flock</function> should not
+       block during the locking attempt.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
diff --git a/reference/spl/splfileobject/flock.xml b/reference/spl/splfileobject/flock.xml
index 453c57ba52..f3cd962771 100644
--- a/reference/spl/splfileobject/flock.xml
+++ b/reference/spl/splfileobject/flock.xml
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@
           <constant>LOCK_UN</constant> to release a lock (shared or exclusive).
          </simpara>
         </listitem>
-        <listitem>
-         <simpara>
-          <constant>LOCK_NB</constant> to not block while locking.
-         </simpara>
-        </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
       </para>
+      <para>
+       It is also possible to add <constant>LOCK_NB</constant> as a bitmask to one 
+       of the above operations, if <function>flock</function> should not
+       block during the locking attempt.
+      </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>