diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_alert_type_string.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_alert_type_string.pod
index 1d8e524f1..b1f9e17a9 100644
--- a/doc/ssl/SSL_alert_type_string.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_alert_type_string.pod
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ SSL_alert_type_string, SSL_alert_type_string_long, SSL_alert_desc_string, SSL_al
 
  #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 
- const char *SSL_alert_type_string(int value);
- const char *SSL_alert_type_string_long(int value);
+ char *SSL_alert_type_string(int value);
+ char *SSL_alert_type_string_long(int value);
 
- const char *SSL_alert_desc_string(int value);
- const char *SSL_alert_desc_string_long(int value);
+ char *SSL_alert_desc_string(int value);
+ char *SSL_alert_desc_string_long(int value);
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_rstate_string.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_rstate_string.pod
index bdb8a1fcd..6dbbb99b9 100644
--- a/doc/ssl/SSL_rstate_string.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_rstate_string.pod
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ SSL_rstate_string, SSL_rstate_string_long - get textual description of state of
 
  #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 
- const char *SSL_rstate_string(SSL *ssl);
- const char *SSL_rstate_string_long(SSL *ssl);
+ char *SSL_rstate_string(SSL *ssl);
+ char *SSL_rstate_string_long(SSL *ssl);
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/doc/ssl/SSL_state_string.pod b/doc/ssl/SSL_state_string.pod
index 39ca5f29f..418f4431e 100644
--- a/doc/ssl/SSL_state_string.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/SSL_state_string.pod
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ SSL_state_string, SSL_state_string_long - get textual description of state of an
 
  #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 
- const char *SSL_state_string(SSL *ssl);
- const char *SSL_state_string_long(SSL *ssl);
+ char *SSL_state_string(SSL *ssl);
+ char *SSL_state_string_long(SSL *ssl);
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/doc/ssl/ssl.pod b/doc/ssl/ssl.pod
index 9fc24a37b..5025cbeb4 100644
--- a/doc/ssl/ssl.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/ssl.pod
@@ -697,6 +697,7 @@ L<SSL_load_client_CA_file(3)|SSL_load_client_CA_file(3)>,
 L<SSL_new(3)|SSL_new(3)>,
 L<SSL_pending(3)|SSL_pending(3)>,
 L<SSL_read(3)|SSL_read(3)>,
+L<SSL_rstate_string(3)|SSL_rstate_string(3)>,
 L<SSL_session_reused(3)|SSL_session_reused(3)>,
 L<SSL_set_bio(3)|SSL_set_bio(3)>,
 L<SSL_set_connect_state(3)|SSL_set_connect_state(3)>,
@@ -704,6 +705,7 @@ L<SSL_set_fd(3)|SSL_set_fd(3)>,
 L<SSL_set_session(3)|SSL_set_session(3)>,
 L<SSL_set_shutdown(3)|SSL_set_shutdown(3)>,
 L<SSL_shutdown(3)|SSL_shutdown(3)>,
+L<SSL_state_string(3)|SSL_state_string(3)>,
 L<SSL_want(3)|SSL_want(3)>,
 L<SSL_write(3)|SSL_write(3)>,
 L<SSL_SESSION_free(3)|SSL_SESSION_free(3)>,