diff --git a/doc/man3/EVP_EncryptInit.pod b/doc/man3/EVP_EncryptInit.pod
index 53ce50b19f..f1e4db92fd 100644
--- a/doc/man3/EVP_EncryptInit.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/EVP_EncryptInit.pod
@@ -1304,15 +1304,18 @@ return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
 EVP_DecryptInit_ex2() and EVP_DecryptUpdate() return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
 EVP_DecryptFinal_ex() returns 0 if the decrypt failed or 1 for success.
 
-EVP_CipherInit_ex2() and EVP_CipherUpdate() return 1 for success and 0 for failure.
-EVP_CipherFinal_ex() returns 0 for a decryption failure or 1 for success.
+EVP_CipherInit_ex2() and EVP_CipherUpdate() return 1 for success and 0 for
+failure.
+EVP_CipherFinal_ex() returns 0 for an encryption/decryption failure or 1 for
+success.
 
 EVP_Cipher() returns 1 on success and <= 0 on failure, if the flag
 B<EVP_CIPH_FLAG_CUSTOM_CIPHER> is not set for the cipher, or if the cipher has
 not been initialized via a call to B<EVP_CipherInit_ex2>.
-EVP_Cipher() returns the number of bytes written to I<out> for encryption / decryption, or
-the number of bytes authenticated in a call specifying AAD for an AEAD cipher, if the flag
-B<EVP_CIPH_FLAG_CUSTOM_CIPHER> is set for the cipher.
+EVP_Cipher() returns the number of bytes written to I<out> for
+encryption/decryption, or the number of bytes authenticated in a call specifying
+AAD for an AEAD cipher, if the flag B<EVP_CIPH_FLAG_CUSTOM_CIPHER> is set for
+the cipher.
 
 EVP_CIPHER_CTX_reset() returns 1 for success and 0 for failure.