diff --git a/lib/libelf/elf_strptr.3 b/lib/libelf/elf_strptr.3
index 6dce1d3ef02d..bf24cc1f6553 100644
--- a/lib/libelf/elf_strptr.3
+++ b/lib/libelf/elf_strptr.3
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 29, 2006
+.Dd December 16, 2006
 .Os
 .Dt ELF_STRPTR 3
 .Sh NAME
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ An out of memory condition was detected.
 Section
 .Ar scndx
 contained a malformed section header.
+.It Bq Er ELF_E_SECTION
+The ELF descriptor in argument
+.Ar elf
+did not adhere to the conventions used for extended numbering.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr elf 3 ,
diff --git a/lib/libelf/elf_update.3 b/lib/libelf/elf_update.3
index 11dab9798659..983116886878 100644
--- a/lib/libelf/elf_update.3
+++ b/lib/libelf/elf_update.3
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 29, 2006
+.Dd December 16, 2006
 .Os
 .Dt ELF_UPDATE 3
 .Sh NAME
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ writing or updating.
 Argument
 .Ar elf
 contained a section with an unrecognized type.
+.It Bq Er ELF_E_SECTION
+The section header at index
+.Dv SHN_UNDEF
+had an illegal section type.
 .It Bq Er ELF_E_SEQUENCE
 An
 .Dv ELF_C_WRITE
diff --git a/lib/libelf/gelf_getehdr.3 b/lib/libelf/gelf_getehdr.3
index 7a8bfcb0aa19..0cdc432dc3fb 100644
--- a/lib/libelf/gelf_getehdr.3
+++ b/lib/libelf/gelf_getehdr.3
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 6, 2006
+.Dd December 16, 2006
 .Os
 .Dt GELF_GETEHDR 3
 .Sh NAME
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ ELF descriptor
 does not have an associated header.
 .It Bq Er ELF_E_RESOURCE
 An out of memory condition was detected during execution.
+.It Bq Er ELF_E_SECTION
+The ELF descriptor in argument
+.Ar elf
+did not adhere to the conventions used for extended numbering.
 .It Bq Er ELF_E_VERSION
 The ELF descriptor
 .Ar elf
diff --git a/lib/libelf/gelf_getphdr.3 b/lib/libelf/gelf_getphdr.3
index c604adffbe2f..51d20a009c99 100644
--- a/lib/libelf/gelf_getphdr.3
+++ b/lib/libelf/gelf_getphdr.3
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 25, 2006
+.Dd December 16, 2006
 .Os
 .Dt GELF_GETPHDR 3
 .Sh NAME
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ ELF descriptor
 had a corrupt executable header.
 .It Bq Er ELF_E_RESOURCE
 An out of memory condition was detected.
+.It Bq Er ELF_E_SECTION
+The ELF descriptor in argument
+.Ar elf
+did not adhere to the conventions used for extended numbering.
 .It Bq Er ELF_VERSION
 ELF descriptor
 .Ar elf
diff --git a/lib/libelf/gelf_newehdr.3 b/lib/libelf/gelf_newehdr.3
index 7a5ca50f3a9c..82ae809a1a70 100644
--- a/lib/libelf/gelf_newehdr.3
+++ b/lib/libelf/gelf_newehdr.3
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 6, 2006
+.Dd December 16, 2006
 .Os
 .Dt GELF_NEWEHDR 3
 .Sh NAME
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ did not match that of the API function being called.
 A malformed ELF header was detected.
 .It Bq Er ELF_E_RESOURCE
 An out of memory condition was detected during execution.
+.It Bq Er ELF_E_SECTION
+The ELF descriptor in argument
+.Ar elf
+did not adhere to the conventions used for extended numbering.
 .It Bq Er ELF_E_VERSION
 The ELF descriptor
 .Ar elf