1 files changed, 11 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/directory.3 b/lib/libc/gen/directory.3
index 0abbe5fc6192..a1ca34774020 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/directory.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/directory.3
@@ -94,6 +94,16 @@ The
 function
 returns the current location associated with the named
 .Em directory stream .
+Values returned by
+.Fn telldir
+are good only for the lifetime of the
+.Dv DIR
+pointer,
+.Fa dirp ,
+from which they are derived.  If the directory is closed and then 
+reopened, prior values returned by
+.Fn telldir
+will no longer be valid.
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn seekdir
@@ -106,22 +116,7 @@ The new position reverts to the one associated with the
 .Em directory stream
 when the
 .Fn telldir
-operation was performed.  Values returned by
-.Fn telldir
-are good only for the lifetime of the
-.Dv DIR
-pointer,
-.Fa dirp ,
-from which they are derived.
-If the directory is closed and then reopened, the 
-.Fn telldir
-value may be invalidated due to undetected directory compaction.
-It is safe to use a previous
-.Fn telldir
-value immediately after a call to
-.Fn opendir
-and before any calls to
-.Fn readdir .
+operation was performed.  
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn rewinddir