diff --git a/doc/man3/GENERAL_NAME.pod b/doc/man3/GENERAL_NAME.pod
index de15f58d581a66..1c24ec9f3a3b99 100644
--- a/doc/man3/GENERAL_NAME.pod
+++ b/doc/man3/GENERAL_NAME.pod
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-GENERAL_NAME_create,
+GENERAL_NAME,
+GENERAL_NAME_create
+- GENERAL_NAME method routines
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
  #include <openssl/x509v3.h>
 
+ typedef struct GENERAL_NAME_st GENERAL_NAME;
+
  int GENERAL_NAME_create(GENERAL_NAME **tgt, const X509_NAME *src);
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/util/other.syms b/util/other.syms
index 3148866fb12ea9..30ce9c550e9e26 100644
--- a/util/other.syms
+++ b/util/other.syms
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ EVP_RAND                                datatype
 EVP_RAND_CTX                            datatype
 EVP_SIGNATURE                           datatype
 GEN_SESSION_CB                          datatype
+GENERAL_NAME                            datatype
 NAMING_AUTHORITY                        datatype
 OPENSSL_Applink                         external
 OSSL_ALGORITHM                          datatype