diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-http-streams.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-http-streams.php
index 48078cfafa..b0dc302a39 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-http-streams.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-http-streams.php
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ class WP_Http_Streams {
 			 * @since 2.8.0
 			 * @since 5.1.0 The `$url` parameter was added.
 			 *
-			 * @param bool   $ssl_verify Whether to verify the SSL connection. Default true.
-			 * @param string $url        The request URL.
+			 * @param bool|string $ssl_verify Boolean to control whether to verify the SSL connection
+			 *                                or path to an SSL certificate.
+			 * @param string      $url        The request URL.
 			 */
 			$ssl_verify = apply_filters( 'https_local_ssl_verify', $ssl_verify, $url );
 		} elseif ( ! $is_local ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-http.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-http.php
index 7edffe0e6b..6f4fa47200 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-http.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-http.php
@@ -371,8 +371,9 @@ class WP_Http {
 		 * @since 2.8.0
 		 * @since 5.1.0 The `$url` parameter was added.
 		 *
-		 * @param bool   $ssl_verify Whether to verify the SSL connection. Default true.
-		 * @param string $url        The request URL.
+		 * @param bool|string $ssl_verify Boolean to control whether to verify the SSL connection
+		 *                                or path to an SSL certificate.
+		 * @param string      $url        The request URL.
 		 */
 		$options['verify'] = apply_filters( 'https_ssl_verify', $options['verify'], $url );