diff --git a/gtk/gtkrecentmanager.c b/gtk/gtkrecentmanager.c
index d2f4d68de7..ab96db28d2 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkrecentmanager.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkrecentmanager.c
@@ -1660,8 +1660,8 @@ gtk_recent_info_get_added (GtkRecentInfo *info)
  * gtk_recent_info_get_modified:
  * @info: a #GtkRecentInfo
  *
- * Gets the timestamp (seconds from system's Epoch) when the resource
- * was last modified.
+ * Gets the timestamp (seconds from system's Epoch) when the meta-data
+ * for the resource was last modified.
  *
  * Return value: the number of seconds elapsed from system's Epoch when
  *   the resource was last modified, or -1 on failure.
@@ -1680,8 +1680,8 @@ gtk_recent_info_get_modified (GtkRecentInfo *info)
  * gtk_recent_info_get_visited:
  * @info: a #GtkRecentInfo
  *
- * Gets the timestamp (seconds from system's Epoch) when the resource
- * was last visited.
+ * Gets the timestamp (seconds from system's Epoch) when the meta-data
+ * for the resource was last visited.
  *
  * Return value: the number of seconds elapsed from system's Epoch when
  *   the resource was last visited, or -1 on failure.