diff --git a/man2/mbind.2 b/man2/mbind.2
index 5f173911b..e437ab179 100644
--- a/man2/mbind.2
+++ b/man2/mbind.2
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@ and
 arguments specify the empty set, then the memory is allocated on
 the node of the CPU that triggered the allocation.
 
-.B MPOL_LOCAL
+.BR MPOL_LOCAL " (since Linux 3.8)"
+.\" commit 479e2802d09f1e18a97262c4c6f8f17ae5884bd8
+.\" commit f2a07f40dbc603c15f8b06e6ec7f768af67b424f
 specifies "local allocation"; the memory is allocated on
 the node of the CPU that triggered the allocation (the "local node").
 The
diff --git a/man2/set_mempolicy.2 b/man2/set_mempolicy.2
index 03260af6b..dbf5d5a77 100644
--- a/man2/set_mempolicy.2
+++ b/man2/set_mempolicy.2
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ arguments specify the empty set, then the policy
 specifies "local allocation"
 (like the system default policy discussed above).
 
-.B MPOL_LOCAL
+.BR MPOL_LOCAL " (since Linux 3.8)"
+.\" commit 479e2802d09f1e18a97262c4c6f8f17ae5884bd8
+.\" commit f2a07f40dbc603c15f8b06e6ec7f768af67b424f
 specifies "local allocation"; the memory is allocated on
 the node of the CPU that triggered the allocation (the "local node").
 The