diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS_GUIDE.md b/CONTRIBUTORS_GUIDE.md
index 6c0c416e..3bcc5dce 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS_GUIDE.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS_GUIDE.md
@@ -112,12 +112,12 @@ and that all the tests pass.
 libcontainer maintainers use LGTM (looks good to me) in comments on the code review
 to indicate acceptance.
 
-A change requires LGTMs from at lease one maintainer of each
-component affected. For example, if a change affects `netlink/` and `security/`, it
-needs at least one LGTM from the maintainers of `netlink/` AND, separately, at
-least one LGTM from the maintainers of `security/`.
+A change requires LGTMs from at lease two maintainers. One of those must come from
+a maintainer of the component affected. For example, if a change affects `netlink/`
+and `security`, it needs at least one LGTM from a maintainer of each. Maintainers
+only need one LGTM as presumably they LGTM their own change.
 
-For more details see [MAINTAINERS.md](hack/MAINTAINERS.md)
+For more details see [MAINTAINERS.md](MAINTAINERS.md)
 
 ### Sign your work
 
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS_GUIDE.md b/MAINTAINERS_GUIDE.md
index b6783239..2ac9ca21 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS_GUIDE.md
+++ b/MAINTAINERS_GUIDE.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ All decisions are pull requests, and the relevant maintainers make
 decisions by accepting or refusing the pull request. Review and acceptance
 by anyone is denoted by adding a comment in the pull request: `LGTM`. 
 However, only currently listed `MAINTAINERS` are counted towards the required
-majority.
+two LGTMs.
 
 libcontainer follows the timeless, highly efficient and totally unfair system
 known as [Benevolent dictator for life](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_Dictator_for_Life), with Michael Crosby in the role of BDFL.