diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_collation.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_collation.sgml
index 58f5f0cd63a..136976165c2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_collation.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_collation.sgml
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ CREATE COLLATION [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <replaceable>name</replaceable> FROM <replace
      <listitem>
       <para>
        Specifies the provider to use for locale services associated with this
-       collation.  Possible values
-       are: <literal>icu</literal>,<indexterm><primary>ICU</primary></indexterm>
-       <literal>libc</literal>.
-       <literal>libc</literal> is the default.
-       The available choices depend on the operating system and build options.
+       collation.  Possible values are
+       <literal>icu</literal><indexterm><primary>ICU</primary></indexterm>
+       (if the server was built with ICU support) or <literal>libc</literal>.
+       <literal>libc</literal> is the default.  See <xref
+       linkend="locale-providers"/> for details.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
index 91c39c52303..57d13e34c26 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_database.sgml
@@ -198,10 +198,12 @@ CREATE DATABASE <replaceable class="parameter">name</replaceable>
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Specifies the provider to use for the default collation in this
-        database.  Possible values are:
-        <literal>icu</literal>,<indexterm><primary>ICU</primary></indexterm>
-        <literal>libc</literal>.  <literal>libc</literal> is the default.  The
-        available choices depend on the operating system and build options.
+        database.  Possible values are
+        <literal>icu</literal><indexterm><primary>ICU</primary></indexterm>
+        (if the server was built with ICU support) or <literal>libc</literal>.
+        By default, the provider is the same as that of the <xref
+        linkend="create-database-template"/>. See <xref
+        linkend="locale-providers"/> for details.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>