1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/data.c b/src/data.c
index 5fc6afaaa03..a72fa3e2b5f 100644
--- a/src/data.c
+++ b/src/data.c
@@ -506,7 +506,9 @@ DEFUN ("setcdr", Fsetcdr, Ssetcdr, 2, 2, 0,
 /* Extract and set components of symbols.  */
 
 DEFUN ("boundp", Fboundp, Sboundp, 1, 1, 0,
-       doc: /* Return t if SYMBOL's value is not void.  */)
+       doc: /* Return t if SYMBOL's value is not void.
+Note that if `lexical-binding' is in effect, this refers to the
+global value outside of any lexical scope.  */)
   (register Lisp_Object symbol)
 {
   Lisp_Object valcontents;
@@ -1047,7 +1049,9 @@ find_symbol_value (Lisp_Object symbol)
 }
 
 DEFUN ("symbol-value", Fsymbol_value, Ssymbol_value, 1, 1, 0,
-       doc: /* Return SYMBOL's value.  Error if that is void.  */)
+       doc: /* Return SYMBOL's value.  Error if that is void.
+Note that if `lexical-binding' is in effect, this returns the
+global value outside of any lexical scope.  */)
   (Lisp_Object symbol)
 {
   Lisp_Object val;