diff --git a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/atomic.h b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/atomic.h
index 80b9ea7302..d94ac928b0 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/atomic.h
+++ b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/atomic.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE void _Atomic_Store_ptr(
  * @param value a value to be add and store into object.
  * @param order a type of Atomic_Order. 
  * 
- * @retval a result value after add ops.
+ * @retval a result value before add ops.
  */
 RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uint_fast32_t _Atomic_Fetch_add_uint(
   volatile Atomic_Uint *object,
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uintptr_t _Atomic_Fetch_add_ptr(
  * @param value a value to be sub and store into object.
  * @param order a type of Atomic_Order. 
  * 
- * @retval a result value after sub ops.
+ * @retval a result value before sub ops.
  */
 RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uint_fast32_t _Atomic_Fetch_sub_uint(
   volatile Atomic_Uint *object,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uintptr_t _Atomic_Fetch_sub_ptr(
  * @param value a value to be or and store into object.
  * @param order a type of Atomic_Order. 
  * 
- * @retval a result value after or ops.
+ * @retval a result value before or ops.
  */
 RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uint_fast32_t _Atomic_Fetch_or_uint(
   volatile Atomic_Uint *object,
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uintptr_t _Atomic_Fetch_or_ptr(
  * @param value a value to be and and store into object.
  * @param order a type of Atomic_Order. 
  * 
- * @retval a result value after and ops.
+ * @retval a result value before and ops.
  */
 RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uint_fast32_t _Atomic_Fetch_and_uint(
   volatile Atomic_Uint *object,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uintptr_t _Atomic_Fetch_and_ptr(
  * @param value a value to exchange and and store into object.
  * @param order a type of Atomic_Order. 
  * 
- * @retval a result value after exchange ops.
+ * @retval a result value before exchange ops.
  */
 RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uint_fast32_t _Atomic_Exchange_uint(
  volatile Atomic_Uint *object,
diff --git a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/cpustdatomic.h b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/cpustdatomic.h
index 97cacc55cb..243a8349dd 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/cpustdatomic.h
+++ b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/cpustdatomic.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE void _CPU_atomic_Store_ptr(
  * @param value a value to be add and store into object.
  * @param order a type of Atomic_Order. 
  * 
- * @retval a result value after add ops.
+ * @retval a result value before add ops.
  */
 RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uint_fast32_t _CPU_atomic_Fetch_add_uint(
   volatile Atomic_Uint *object,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uintptr_t _CPU_atomic_Fetch_add_ptr(
  * @param value a value to be sub and store into object.
  * @param order a type of Atomic_Order. 
  * 
- * @retval a result value after sub ops.
+ * @retval a result value before sub ops.
  */
 RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uint_fast32_t _CPU_atomic_Fetch_sub_uint(
   volatile Atomic_Uint *object,
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uintptr_t _CPU_atomic_Fetch_sub_ptr(
  * @param value a value to be or and store into object.
  * @param order a type of Atomic_Order. 
  * 
- * @retval a result value after or ops.
+ * @retval a result value before or ops.
  */
 RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uint_fast32_t _CPU_atomic_Fetch_or_uint(
   volatile Atomic_Uint *object,
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uintptr_t _CPU_atomic_Fetch_or_ptr(
  * @param value a value to be and and store into object.
  * @param order a type of Atomic_Order. 
  * 
- * @retval a result value after and ops.
+ * @retval a result value before and ops.
  */
 RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uint_fast32_t _CPU_atomic_Fetch_and_uint(
   volatile Atomic_Uint *object,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uintptr_t _CPU_atomic_Fetch_and_ptr(
  * @param value a value to exchange and and store into object.
  * @param order a type of Atomic_Order. 
  * 
- * @retval a result value after exchange ops.
+ * @retval a result value before exchange ops.
  */
 RTEMS_INLINE_ROUTINE uint_fast32_t _CPU_atomic_Exchange_uint(
  volatile Atomic_Uint *object,