diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/dllockinit.3 b/lib/libc/gen/dllockinit.3
index 7ee09aa7ed4a..ca3c837a3521 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/dllockinit.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/dllockinit.3
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd December 26, 1999
+.Dd July 5, 2000
 .Os FreeBSD
 .Dt DLLOCKINIT 3
 .Sh NAME
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@
 .Fn dllockinit "void *context" "void *(*lock_create)(void *context)" "void (*rlock_acquire)(void *lock)" "void (*wlock_acquire)(void *lock)" "void (*lock_release)(void *lock)" "void (*lock_destroy)(void *lock)" "void (*context_destroy)(void *context)"
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Bf Sy
-This interface is experimental.  It may be changed or eliminated in
-future releases.
+Due to enhancements in the dynamic linker, this interface is no longer
+needed.  It is deprecated and will be removed from future releases.
+In current releases it still exists, but only as a stub which does nothing.
 .Ef
 .Pp
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