diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index 9628e5386bbc1e..e500db033e4770 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -1779,7 +1779,8 @@ added: v0.3.6
 changes:
   - version: v10.9.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/21616
-    description: allow both url and options to be passed to `http.get()`
+    description: The `url` parameter can now be passed along with a separate
+                 `options` object.
   - version: v7.5.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10638
     description: The `options` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object.
@@ -1856,7 +1857,8 @@ added: v0.3.6
 changes:
   - version: v10.9.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/21616
-    description: allow both url and options to be passed to `http.request()`
+    description: The `url` parameter can now be passed along with a separate
+                 `options` object.
   - version: v7.5.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10638
     description: The `options` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object.
diff --git a/doc/api/https.md b/doc/api/https.md
index 3f3dc54b44fa6e..66c96f2c6708c9 100644
--- a/doc/api/https.md
+++ b/doc/api/https.md
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ added: v0.3.6
 changes:
   - version: v10.9.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/21616
-    description: allow both url and options to be passed to `https.get()`
+    description: The `url` parameter can now be passed along with a separate
+                 `options` object.
   - version: v7.5.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/10638
     description: The `options` parameter can be a WHATWG `URL` object.
@@ -162,7 +163,8 @@ added: v0.3.6
 changes:
   - version: v10.9.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/21616
-    description: allow both url and options to be passed to `https.request()`
+    description: The `url` parameter can now be passed along with a separate
+                 `options` object.
   - version: v9.3.0
     pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/14903
     description: The `options` parameter can now include `clientCertEngine`.