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diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 6fc64a4739..bf584c843a 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -3648,8 +3648,9 @@ ruby_enc_find_basename(const char *name, long *baselen, long *alllen, rb_encodin
* File.basename(file_name [, suffix] ) -> base_name
*
* Returns the last component of the filename given in <i>file_name</i>,
- * which must be formed using forward slashes (``<code>/</code>'')
- * regardless of the separator used on the local file system. If
+ * which can be formed using both <code>File::SEPARATOR</code> and
+ * <code>File::ALT_SEPARETOR</code> as the separator when
+ * <code>File::ALT_SEPARATOR</code> is not <code>nil</code>. If
* <i>suffix</i> is given and present at the end of <i>file_name</i>,
* it is removed.
*
@@ -3708,9 +3709,9 @@ rb_file_s_basename(int argc, VALUE *argv)
* File.dirname(file_name ) -> dir_name
*
* Returns all components of the filename given in <i>file_name</i>
- * except the last one. The filename must be formed using forward
- * slashes (``<code>/</code>'') regardless of the separator used on the
- * local file system.
+ * except the last one. The filename can be formed using both
+ * <code>File::SEPARATOR</code> and <code>File::ALT_SEPARETOR</code> as the
+ * separator when <code>File::ALT_SEPARATOR</code> is not <code>nil</code>.
*
* File.dirname("/home/gumby/work/ruby.rb") #=> "/home/gumby/work"
*/