diff --git a/src/tree_data.c b/src/tree_data.c
index 351bb9d..9f47816 100644
--- a/src/tree_data.c
+++ b/src/tree_data.c
@@ -974,20 +974,20 @@
 API struct lyd_node *
 lyd_new_path(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, const char *value, int options)
 {
-    struct lyd_node *new_node = NULL;
+    struct lyd_node *new_parent = NULL;
 
-    lyd_new_path2(parent, ctx, path, value, 0, options, NULL, &new_node);
-    return new_node;
+    lyd_new_path2(parent, ctx, path, value, 0, options, &new_parent, NULL);
+    return new_parent;
 }
 
 API struct lyd_node *
 lyd_new_path_any(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, const void *value,
                  LYD_ANYDATA_VALUETYPE value_type, int options)
 {
-    struct lyd_node *new_node = NULL;
+    struct lyd_node *new_parent = NULL;
 
-    lyd_new_path2(parent, ctx, path, value, value_type, options, NULL, &new_node);
-    return new_node;
+    lyd_new_path2(parent, ctx, path, value, value_type, options, &new_parent, NULL);
+    return new_parent;
 }
 
 API LY_ERR
diff --git a/src/tree_data.h b/src/tree_data.h
index 803b610..ade5b7c 100644
--- a/src/tree_data.h
+++ b/src/tree_data.h
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@
  * @param[in] path Path to create (TODO ref path).
  * @param[in] value Value of the new leaf/leaf-list. For other node types, it is ignored.
  * @param[in] options Bitmask of options, see @ref pathoptions.
- * @return (Last) created node.
+ * @return First created node.
  * @return NULL on error.
  */
 struct lyd_node *lyd_new_path(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, const char *value,
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@
  * @param[in] value Value of the new leaf/leaf-list/anyxml/anydata. For other node types, it is ignored.
  * @param[in] value_type Anyxml/anydata node @p value type.
  * @param[in] options Bitmask of options, see @ref pathoptions.
- * @return (Last) created node.
+ * @return First created node.
  * @return NULL on error.
  */
 struct lyd_node *lyd_new_path_any(struct lyd_node *parent, const struct ly_ctx *ctx, const char *path, const void *value,