diff --git a/iothub/device/src/DeviceClient.cs b/iothub/device/src/DeviceClient.cs
index 57e91e77a2..9ab69f8f3e 100644
--- a/iothub/device/src/DeviceClient.cs
+++ b/iothub/device/src/DeviceClient.cs
@@ -618,7 +618,8 @@ public void Dispose()
         /// Releases the unmanaged resources used by the DeviceClient and allows for any derived class to override and
         /// provide custom implementation.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="disposing">Setting to true will release both managed and unmanaged resources.</param>
+        /// <param name="disposing">Setting to true will release both managed and unmanaged resources. Setting to
+        /// false will only release the unmanaged resources.</param>
         protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
         {
             if (disposing)
diff --git a/iothub/device/src/ModuleClient.cs b/iothub/device/src/ModuleClient.cs
index aee3b0a706..8970dd1f0d 100644
--- a/iothub/device/src/ModuleClient.cs
+++ b/iothub/device/src/ModuleClient.cs
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ public void Dispose()
         /// Releases the unmanaged resources used by the ModuleClient and allows for any derived class to override and
         /// provide custom implementation.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="disposing">Setting to true will release both managed and unmanaged resources.</param>
+        /// <param name="disposing">Setting to true will release both managed and unmanaged resources. Setting to
+        /// false will only release the unmanaged resources.</param>
         protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
         {
             if (disposing)