diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 42d2df799397c9f54b2ea75e2dc28aab93c78041..4272cc53d4786121d245189809b9136cbe82269b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -3679,10 +3679,14 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		Redirect the packet to another net device of index *ifindex*
  * 		and fill in L2 addresses from neighboring subsystem. This helper
  * 		is somewhat similar to **bpf_redirect**\ (), except that it
- * 		fills in e.g. MAC addresses based on the L3 information from
- * 		the packet. This helper is supported for IPv4 and IPv6 protocols.
+ * 		populates L2 addresses as well, meaning, internally, the helper
+ * 		performs a FIB lookup based on the skb's networking header to
+ * 		get the address of the next hop and then relies on the neighbor
+ * 		lookup for the L2 address of the nexthop.
+ *
  * 		The *flags* argument is reserved and must be 0. The helper is
- * 		currently only supported for tc BPF program types.
+ * 		currently only supported for tc BPF program types, and enabled
+ * 		for IPv4 and IPv6 protocols.
  * 	Return
  * 		The helper returns **TC_ACT_REDIRECT** on success or
  * 		**TC_ACT_SHOT** on error.
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 42d2df799397c9f54b2ea75e2dc28aab93c78041..4272cc53d4786121d245189809b9136cbe82269b 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -3679,10 +3679,14 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		Redirect the packet to another net device of index *ifindex*
  * 		and fill in L2 addresses from neighboring subsystem. This helper
  * 		is somewhat similar to **bpf_redirect**\ (), except that it
- * 		fills in e.g. MAC addresses based on the L3 information from
- * 		the packet. This helper is supported for IPv4 and IPv6 protocols.
+ * 		populates L2 addresses as well, meaning, internally, the helper
+ * 		performs a FIB lookup based on the skb's networking header to
+ * 		get the address of the next hop and then relies on the neighbor
+ * 		lookup for the L2 address of the nexthop.
+ *
  * 		The *flags* argument is reserved and must be 0. The helper is
- * 		currently only supported for tc BPF program types.
+ * 		currently only supported for tc BPF program types, and enabled
+ * 		for IPv4 and IPv6 protocols.
  * 	Return
  * 		The helper returns **TC_ACT_REDIRECT** on success or
  * 		**TC_ACT_SHOT** on error.