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diff --git a/doc/crypto/RAND_bytes.pod b/doc/crypto/RAND_bytes.pod
index aa89f3c27c..f3a5ed22f8 100644
--- a/doc/crypto/RAND_bytes.pod
+++ b/doc/crypto/RAND_bytes.pod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-RAND_bytes, RAND_pseudo_bytes - Generate random data
+RAND_bytes, RAND_pseudo_bytes - generate random data
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ RAND_bytes, RAND_pseudo_bytes - Generate random data
 
  int RAND_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num);
 
+Deprecated:
+
  int RAND_pseudo_bytes(unsigned char *buf, int num);
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ RAND_bytes() puts B<num> cryptographically strong pseudo-random bytes
 into B<buf>. An error occurs if the PRNG has not been seeded with
 enough randomness to ensure an unpredictable byte sequence.
 
+RAND_pseudo_bytes() has been deprecated. Users should use RAND_bytes() instead.
 RAND_pseudo_bytes() puts B<num> pseudo-random bytes into B<buf>.
 Pseudo-random byte sequences generated by RAND_pseudo_bytes() will be
 unique if they are of sufficient length, but are not necessarily
@@ -25,17 +28,21 @@ unpredictable. They can be used for non-cryptographic purposes and for
 certain purposes in cryptographic protocols, but usually not for key
 generation etc.
 
+The contents of B<buf> is mixed into the entropy pool before retrieving
+the new pseudo-random bytes unless disabled at compile time (see FAQ).
+
 =head1 RETURN VALUES
 
 RAND_bytes() returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise. The error code can be
-obtained by ERR_get_error(3). RAND_pseudo_bytes() returns 1 if the
+obtained by L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>. RAND_pseudo_bytes() returns 1 if the
 bytes generated are cryptographically strong, 0 otherwise. Both
 functions return -1 if they are not supported by the current RAND
 method.
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 
-rand(3), err(3), RAND_add(3)
+L<rand(3)|rand(3)>, L<ERR_get_error(3)|ERR_get_error(3)>,
+L<RAND_add(3)|RAND_add(3)>
 
 =head1 HISTORY