diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/Lock.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/Lock.java
index 84100e64a13..bd6ce2eb6f9 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/Lock.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/Lock.java
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
  *
  * <pre> {@code
  * Lock l = ...;
- * l.lock();
+ * l.lock(); // lock() as the last statement before the try block
  * try {
  *   // access the resource protected by this lock
  * } finally {
- *   l.unlock();
+ *   l.unlock(); // unlock() as the first statement in the finally block
  * }}</pre>
  *
  * When locking and unlocking occur in different scopes, care must be
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/ReentrantLock.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/ReentrantLock.java
index c58925b086e..3378ce3983a 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/ReentrantLock.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/ReentrantLock.java
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.ReservedStackAccess;
  * is available even if other threads are waiting.
  *
  * <p>It is recommended practice to <em>always</em> immediately
- * follow a call to {@code lock} with a {@code try} block, most
- * typically in a before/after construction such as:
+ * follow a call to {@code lock} with a {@code try} block, and
+ * to <em>always</em> immediately call {@code unlock} as the
+ * first statement in the finally block, as follows:
  *
  * <pre> {@code
  * class X {
@@ -80,11 +81,11 @@ import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.ReservedStackAccess;
  *   // ...
  *
  *   public void m() {
- *     lock.lock();  // block until condition holds
+ *     lock.lock();  // lock() as the last statement before the try block
  *     try {
  *       // ... method body
  *     } finally {
- *       lock.unlock();
+ *       lock.unlock(); // unlock() as the first statement in the finally block
  *     }
  *   }
  * }}</pre>
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/ReentrantReadWriteLock.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/ReentrantReadWriteLock.java
index c73bd41cea8..517708e70f3 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/ReentrantReadWriteLock.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/locks/ReentrantReadWriteLock.java
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.ReservedStackAccess;
  *
  *   void processCachedData() {
  *     rwl.readLock().lock();
+ *     // Code between the lock() above, and the unlock() below must not throw
  *     if (!cacheValid) {
  *       // Must release read lock before acquiring write lock
  *       rwl.readLock().unlock();
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ import jdk.internal.vm.annotation.ReservedStackAccess;
  *         rwl.writeLock().unlock(); // Unlock write, still hold read
  *       }
  *     }
- *
+ *     // Make sure that code that could throw is executed inside the try block
  *     try {
  *       use(data);
  *     } finally {