diff --git a/usr.sbin/named.reload/named.reload.8 b/usr.sbin/named.reload/named.reload.8
index 9db12dbb1ed0..9fc95a23c090 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/named.reload/named.reload.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/named.reload/named.reload.8
@@ -61,16 +61,10 @@
 .Nm @INDOT@named.reload
 .Nd "cause the name server to synchronize its database"
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
-This command sends a
-.Dv SIGHUP
-to the running name server.
-This
-signal is documented in
-.Xr named @SYS_OPS_EXT@ .
-.Sh BUGS
-Does not check to see if the name server is actually running, and could
-use a stale PID cache file which may result in the death of an unrelated
-process.
+This command runs
+.Xr ndc @SYS_OPS_EXT@
+which reloads the running name server.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr @INDOT@named @SYS_OPS_EXT@ ,
-.Xr @INDOT@named.restart @SYS_OPS_EXT@
+.Xr @INDOT@named.restart @SYS_OPS_EXT@ ,
+.Xr @INDOT@ndc @SYS_OPS_EXT@
diff --git a/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.8 b/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.8
index 7b89d932d1f0..efbddb74b33c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/named.restart/named.restart.8
@@ -61,20 +61,17 @@
 .Nm @INDOT@named.restart
 .Nd "stop and restart the name server"
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
-This command sends a
-.Dv SIGKILL
-to the running name server and then
-starts a new one with the command line options specified in
+This command runs
+.Xr ndc @SYS_OPS_EXT@
+which restarts the running name server with the command line options
+specified in
 .Xr rc.conf 5 .
 .Sh BUGS
-Does not check to see if the name server is actually running, and could
-use a stale PID cache file which may result in the death of an unrelated
-process.
-.Pp
 Does not wait after killing the old server before starting a new one; since
 the server could take some time to die and the new one will experience a
 fatal error if the old one isn't gone by the time it starts, you can be left
 in a situation where you have no name server at all.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr @INDOT@named @SYS_OPS_EXT@ ,
-.Xr @INDOT@named.reload @SYS_OPS_EXT@
+.Xr @INDOT@named.reload @SYS_OPS_EXT@ ,
+.Xr @INDOT@ndc @SYS_OPS_EXT@