diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el
index 5be8d8f52d4..84e8bbd14ad 100644
--- a/lisp/subr.el
+++ b/lisp/subr.el
@@ -2643,7 +2643,8 @@ SYMBOL is checked for nil."
 (defmacro when-let* (varlist &rest body)
   "Bind variables according to VARLIST and conditionally evaluate BODY.
 Evaluate each binding in turn, stopping if a binding value is nil.
-If all are non-nil, return the value of the last form in BODY.
+If all are non-nil, evaluate the forms in BODY
+and return the value of the last form.
 
 The variable list VARLIST is the same as in `if-let*'.
 
@@ -2653,8 +2654,12 @@ See also `and-let*'."
 
 (defmacro and-let* (varlist &rest body)
   "Bind variables according to VARLIST and conditionally evaluate BODY.
-Like `when-let*', except if BODY is empty and all the bindings
-are non-nil, then the result is the value of the last binding.
+Evaluate each binding in turn, stopping if a binding value is nil.
+If all bindings are non-nil, evaluate the forms in BODY
+and return the value of the last form, or else the last binding value
+if BODY is empty.
+
+Like `when-let*', except for the handling of an empty BODY.
 
 Some Lisp programmers follow the convention that `and' and `and-let*'
 are for forms evaluated for return value, and `when' and `when-let*' are
@@ -2690,7 +2695,8 @@ binding."
 (defmacro when-let (spec &rest body)
   "Bind variables according to SPEC and conditionally evaluate BODY.
 Evaluate each binding in turn, stopping if a binding value is nil.
-If all are non-nil, return the value of the last form in BODY.
+If all are non-nil, evaluate the forms in BODY
+and return the value of the last form.
 
 The variable list SPEC is the same as in `if-let'."
   (declare (indent 1) (debug if-let)