diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/open.2 b/lib/libc/sys/open.2
--- a/lib/libc/sys/open.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/open.2
@@ -572,12 +572,6 @@
 .Dv O_EXEC
 or
 .Dv O_SEARCH .
-.It Bq Er EINVAL
-The
-.Dv O_RESOLVE_BENEATH
-flag is specified and
-.Dv path
-is absolute.
 .It Bq Er EBADF
 The
 .Fa path
@@ -610,15 +604,9 @@
 or contained a ".." component leading to a
 directory outside of the directory hierarchy specified by
 .Fa fd ,
-and the process is in capability mode.
-.It Bq Er ENOTCAPABLE
-The
+and strict relative lookup was either requested by providing the
 .Dv O_RESOLVE_BENEATH
-flag was provided, and the relative
-.Fa path
-escapes the
-.Ar fd
-directory.
+flag, or enforced due to the process being in capability mode.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr chmod 2 ,