diff --git a/src/libstd/path.rs b/src/libstd/path.rs
index e083ab0ef976f6623243aef87dd3c9ef50e5d90a..c90a0c7852737b70066528c617ed707d83bd0df3 100644
--- a/src/libstd/path.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/path.rs
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ pub fn exists(&self) -> bool {
         fs::metadata(self).is_ok()
     }
 
-    /// Returns whether the path is pointing at a regular file.
+    /// Returns whether the path exists on disk and is pointing at a regular file.
     ///
     /// This function will traverse symbolic links to query information about the
     /// destination file. In case of broken symbolic links this will return `false`.
@@ -2266,7 +2266,7 @@ pub fn is_file(&self) -> bool {
         fs::metadata(self).map(|m| m.is_file()).unwrap_or(false)
     }
 
-    /// Returns whether the path is pointing at a directory.
+    /// Returns whether the path exists on disk and is pointing at a directory.
     ///
     /// This function will traverse symbolic links to query information about the
     /// destination file. In case of broken symbolic links this will return `false`.