diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
index a98c1abf42c4e2a221403c6dee49e8b0a35cbb23..9130b12d6980b07db27306515b04f554b4be1bc8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
@@ -9355,7 +9355,8 @@ risnull(CINTTYPE, (char *) &i);
       <term><literal>ECPG_INFORMIX_DATE_CONVERT</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        Functions return this value if Internally it is defined to -1210 (the
+        Functions return this value if an error occurred during date
+        formatting.  Internally it is defined to -1210 (the
         <productname>Informix</productname> definition).
        </para>
       </listitem>
@@ -9365,7 +9366,8 @@ risnull(CINTTYPE, (char *) &i);
       <term><literal>ECPG_INFORMIX_OUT_OF_MEMORY</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        Functions return this value if Internally it is defined to -1211 (the
+        Functions return this value if memory was exhausted during
+        their operation.  Internally it is defined to -1211 (the
         <productname>Informix</productname> definition).
        </para>
       </listitem>