diff --git a/include/crypto/aead.h b/include/crypto/aead.h
index 957bb87..75174f8 100644
--- a/include/crypto/aead.h
+++ b/include/crypto/aead.h
@@ -405,8 +405,7 @@
  * encrypt and decrypt API calls. During the allocation, the provided aead
  * handle is registered in the request data structure.
  *
- * Return: allocated request handle in case of success; IS_ERR() is true in case
- *	   of an error, PTR_ERR() returns the error code.
+ * Return: allocated request handle in case of success, or NULL if out of memory
  */
 static inline struct aead_request *aead_request_alloc(struct crypto_aead *tfm,
 						      gfp_t gfp)
diff --git a/include/crypto/hash.h b/include/crypto/hash.h
index 1969f14..2660588 100644
--- a/include/crypto/hash.h
+++ b/include/crypto/hash.h
@@ -547,8 +547,7 @@
  * the allocation, the provided ahash handle
  * is registered in the request data structure.
  *
- * Return: allocated request handle in case of success; IS_ERR() is true in case
- *	   of an error, PTR_ERR() returns the error code.
+ * Return: allocated request handle in case of success, or NULL if out of memory
  */
 static inline struct ahash_request *ahash_request_alloc(
 	struct crypto_ahash *tfm, gfp_t gfp)
diff --git a/include/crypto/skcipher.h b/include/crypto/skcipher.h
index 905490c..0f987f5 100644
--- a/include/crypto/skcipher.h
+++ b/include/crypto/skcipher.h
@@ -425,8 +425,7 @@
  * encrypt and decrypt API calls. During the allocation, the provided skcipher
  * handle is registered in the request data structure.
  *
- * Return: allocated request handle in case of success; IS_ERR() is true in case
- *	   of an error, PTR_ERR() returns the error code.
+ * Return: allocated request handle in case of success, or NULL if out of memory
  */
 static inline struct skcipher_request *skcipher_request_alloc(
 	struct crypto_skcipher *tfm, gfp_t gfp)