diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/read.2 b/lib/libc/sys/read.2
index fb452e92c36a..6304f0167f54 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/read.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/read.2
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ The
 .Fa d
 argument
 is not a valid file or socket descriptor open for reading.
+.It Bq Er ECONNRESET
+The
+.Fa d
+argument refers to a socket, and the remote socket end is
+forcibly closed.
 .It Bq Er EFAULT
 The
 .Fa buf
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/recv.2 b/lib/libc/sys/recv.2
index 1fd4edd85091..f0eb35cb4904 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/recv.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/recv.2
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ The calls fail if:
 The argument
 .Fa s
 is an invalid descriptor.
+.It Bq Er ECONNRESET
+The remote socket end is forcibly closed.
 .It Bq Er ENOTCONN
 The socket is associated with a connection-oriented protocol
 and has not been connected (see