diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
index 4d7cd80..02958c8 100644
--- a/errors.go
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var (
 	// Deprecated: Use the error variables defined in the bbolt/errors package.
 	ErrVersionMismatch = errors.ErrVersionMismatch
 
-	// ErrChecksum is returned when either meta page checksum does not match.
+	// ErrChecksum is returned when a checksum mismatch occurs on either of the two meta pages.
 	//
 	// Deprecated: Use the error variables defined in the bbolt/errors package.
 	ErrChecksum = errors.ErrChecksum
diff --git a/errors/errors.go b/errors/errors.go
index e5428b9..c115289 100644
--- a/errors/errors.go
+++ b/errors/errors.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var (
 	// different version of Bolt.
 	ErrVersionMismatch = errors.New("version mismatch")
 
-	// ErrChecksum is returned when either meta page checksum does not match.
+	// ErrChecksum is returned when a checksum mismatch occurs on either of the two meta pages.
 	ErrChecksum = errors.New("checksum error")
 
 	// ErrTimeout is returned when a database cannot obtain an exclusive lock