diff --git a/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h b/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
index ca93e1a..ad6140c 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/x509_crt.h
@@ -720,7 +720,8 @@
  *
  * \return          \c 0 on success. In this case, the user takes ownership
  *                  of the name context, and is responsible for freeing it
- *                  once it's no longer needed.
+ *                  through a call to mbedtls_x509_name_free() once it's no
+ *                  longer needed.
  * \return          A negative error code on failure.
  */
 int mbedtls_x509_crt_get_subject( mbedtls_x509_crt const *crt,
@@ -744,7 +745,8 @@
  *
  * \return          \c 0 on success. In this case, the user takes ownership
  *                  of the name context, and is responsible for freeing it
- *                  once it's no longer needed.
+ *                  through a call to mbedtls_x509_name_free() once it's no
+ *                  longer needed.
  * \return          A negative error code on failure.
  */
 int mbedtls_x509_crt_get_issuer( mbedtls_x509_crt const *crt,