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diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/rand48.3 b/lib/libc/gen/rand48.3
index 176303dcf795..9fadeb29926b 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/rand48.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/rand48.3
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ such that the values produced lie in the interval [0.0, 1.0).
and
.Fn nrand48
return values of type long in the range
-[-2**31, 2**31-1]. The high-order (32) bits of
-r(n+1) are loaded into the returned value.
+[0, 2**31-1]. The high-order (31) bits of
+r(n+1) are loaded into the lower bits of the returned value, with
+the topmost (sign) bit set to zero.
.Pp
.Fn mrand48
and
.Fn jrand48
return values of type long in the range
-[0, 2**31-1]. The high-order (31) bits of
-r(n+1) are loaded into the lower bits of the returned value, with
-the topmost (sign) bit set to zero.
+[-2**31, 2**31-1]. The high-order (32) bits of
+r(n+1) are loaded into the returned value.
.Pp
.Fn drand48 ,
.Fn lrand48 ,