diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index fffb6811f..6007da368 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@ preload pathnames containing slashes are ignored,
 and only shared objects in the standard search directories that
 have the set-user-ID mode bit enabled are loaded.
 
-Within the pathnames specified in
-.BR LD_PRELOAD ,
-the dynamic linker understands the strings
+Within the names specified in the
+.BR LD_PRELOAD
+list, the dynamic linker understands the strings
 .IR $ORIGIN ,
 .IR $LIB ,
 and
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ as described in its
 in the chapter
 .IR "Runtime Linker Auditing Interface" .
 
-Within the pathnames specified in
-.BR LD_AUDIT ,
-the dynamic linker understands the strings
+Within the names specified in the
+.BR LD_AUDIT
+list, the dynamic linker understands the strings
 .IR $ORIGIN ,
 .IR $LIB ,
 and