diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
index 722f3da813..99921ba079 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/client-auth.sgml
@@ -998,9 +998,9 @@ omicron         bryanh                  guest1
     separate from operating system user passwords. The password for
     each database user is stored in the <literal>pg_authid</literal> system
     catalog. Passwords can be managed with the SQL commands
-    <xref linkend="sql-createuser"> and
+    <xref linkend="sql-createrole"> and
     <xref linkend="sql-alterrole">,
-    e.g., <userinput>CREATE USER foo WITH PASSWORD 'secret'</userinput>,
+    e.g., <userinput>CREATE ROLE foo WITH LOGIN PASSWORD 'secret'</userinput>,
     or the <application>psql</application>
     command <literal>\password</literal>.
     If no password has been set up for a user, the stored password
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
index 3e35c776ea..f63f1f92ac 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ CREATE DATABASE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
   <para>
    To create a database, you must be a superuser or have the special
    <literal>CREATEDB</literal> privilege.
-   See <xref linkend="sql-createuser">.
+   See <xref linkend="sql-createrole">.
   </para>
 
   <para>