diff --git a/LAPACKE/include/lapacke.h b/LAPACKE/include/lapacke.h
index 8f63371ab..a6a33673f 100644
--- a/LAPACKE/include/lapacke.h
+++ b/LAPACKE/include/lapacke.h
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /** \brief Allocate through the installed allocator (malloc by default). */
 void *LAPACKE_malloc_proxy(size_t size);
+
 /** \brief Release through the installed deallocator (free by default). */
 void LAPACKE_free_proxy(void *ptr);
-/** \brief Install a custom allocator: malloc_fn / free_fn must form a
- *  matching pair; NULL restores the defaults. Mutates global state and is
- *  not thread-safe. */
+
+/** \brief Install a custom allocator for LAPACKE-internal allocations. */
 void LAPACKE_set_alloc(void *(*malloc_fn)(size_t), void (*free_fn)(void *));
 
 #ifndef LAPACKE_malloc
diff --git a/LAPACKE/src/lapacke_alloc.c b/LAPACKE/src/lapacke_alloc.c
index e19d1257e..96b6ae5d4 100644
--- a/LAPACKE/src/lapacke_alloc.c
+++ b/LAPACKE/src/lapacke_alloc.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static void *(*lapacke_malloc_fn)(size_t) = malloc;
 static void (*lapacke_free_fn)(void *) = free;
 
 /**
- * \brief Allocate memory through the installed allocator.
+ * \brief Allocate through the installed allocator (malloc by default).
  *
  * Default of the LAPACKE_malloc macro.
  *
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void *LAPACKE_malloc_proxy(size_t size)
 }
 
 /**
- * \brief Release memory through the installed deallocator.
+ * \brief Release through the installed deallocator (free by default).
  *
  * Default of the LAPACKE_free macro.
  *