diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
index 6e9d01a59483..b85275bce970 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -3303,9 +3303,9 @@ def set_xlabel(self, xlabel, fontdict=None, labelpad=None, *,
xlabel : str
The label text.
- labelpad : float, default: None
+ labelpad : float, default: :rc:`axes.labelpad`
Spacing in points from the axes bounding box including ticks
- and tick labels.
+ and tick labels. If None, the previous value is left as is.
loc : {'left', 'center', 'right'}, default: :rc:`xaxis.labellocation`
The label position. This is a high-level alternative for passing
@@ -3647,9 +3647,9 @@ def set_ylabel(self, ylabel, fontdict=None, labelpad=None, *,
ylabel : str
The label text.
- labelpad : float, default: None
+ labelpad : float, default: :rc:`axes.labelpad`
Spacing in points from the axes bounding box including ticks
- and tick labels.
+ and tick labels. If None, the previous value is left as is.
loc : {'bottom', 'center', 'top'}, default: :rc:`yaxis.labellocation`
The label position. This is a high-level alternative for passing
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