diff --git a/content/shmem_calloc.tex b/content/shmem_calloc.tex
index 8eeb90be2..7c7742f1a 100644
--- a/content/shmem_calloc.tex
+++ b/content/shmem_calloc.tex
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   When \VAR{count} or \VAR{size} is \CONST{0}, the \FUNC{shmem\_calloc} routine
   returns without performing a barrier.  Otherwise, this
   routine calls a procedure that is semantically equivalent to
-  \FUNC{shmem\_barrier\_all} on exit.
+  \FUNC{shmem\_sync\_all} on exit.
 }
 
 \apireturnvalues{
diff --git a/content/shmem_malloc.tex b/content/shmem_malloc.tex
index ccb799b14..4bdfb743e 100644
--- a/content/shmem_malloc.tex
+++ b/content/shmem_malloc.tex
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@
     are provided  so that multiple \acp{PE} in a program can allocate symmetric,
     remotely accessible memory blocks.  These memory blocks can then be used with
     \openshmem communication routines.  When no action is performed, these
-    routines return without performing a barrier.
-    Otherwise, each of these routines includes at least one
-    call to a procedure that is semantically equivalent to \FUNC{shmem\_barrier\_all}:
-    \FUNC{shmem\_malloc} and \FUNC{shmem\_align} call a
-    barrier on exit; \FUNC{shmem\_free} calls a barrier on entry; and
-    \FUNC{shmem\_realloc} may call barriers on both entry and exit, depending on
-    whether an existing allocation is modified and whether new memory is allocated, respectively.
+    routines return without performing a \FUNC{shmem\_sync\_all} or
+	\FUNC{shmem\_barrier\_all} operation.
+	Otherwise, on exit, \FUNC{shmem\_malloc} and \FUNC{shmem\_align} includes at least
+	one call to a procedure that is semantically equivalent to
+	\FUNC{shmem\_sync\_all}. The \FUNC{shmem\_free} and \FUNC{shmem\_realloc}
+	calls a routine that is semantically equivalent to
+	\FUNC{shmem\_barrier\_all} both on entry and exit.
     This ensures that all
     \acp{PE} participate in the memory allocation, and that the memory on other
     \acp{PE} can be used as soon as the local \ac{PE} returns.