diff --git a/man/newgidmap.1.xml b/man/newgidmap.1.xml
index 9b7683eb..e5b770e8 100644
--- a/man/newgidmap.1.xml
+++ b/man/newgidmap.1.xml
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
       Instead of an integer process id, the first argument may be
       specified as <replaceable>fd:N</replaceable>, where the integer N
       is the file descriptor number for the calling process's opened
-      file for <filename>/proc/[pid[</filename>.  In this case,
-      <command>newgidmap</command> will use
+      file descriptor for the directory <filename>/proc/[pid]</filename>.
+      In this case, <command>newgidmap</command> will use
       <refentrytitle>openat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
       to open the <filename>gid_map</filename> file under that
       directory, avoiding a TOCTTOU in case the process exits and
diff --git a/man/newuidmap.1.xml b/man/newuidmap.1.xml
index ca917a77..7aed0d50 100644
--- a/man/newuidmap.1.xml
+++ b/man/newuidmap.1.xml
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@
       Instead of an integer process id, the first argument may be
       specified as <replaceable>fd:N</replaceable>, where the integer N
       is the file descriptor number for the calling process's opened
-      file for <filename>/proc/[pid[</filename>.  In this case,
-      <command>newuidmap</command> will use
+      file descriptor for the directory <filename>/proc/[pid]</filename>.
+      In this case, <command>newuidmap</command> will use
       <refentrytitle>openat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
       to open the <filename>uid_map</filename> file under that
       directory, avoiding a TOCTTOU in case the process exits and