diff --git a/src/lib/commands/boar.c b/src/lib/commands/boar.c
index 6db81b96..6e6e22d8 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/boar.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/boar.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ boar(void)
      */
 
     /*
-     * Careful: when the fight sinks the ship, putcombat() clobbers
+     * Careful: when the fight sinks the ship, put_combat() clobbers
      * *def (see FIXME there).
      */
     def_uid = def->shp_uid;
diff --git a/src/lib/subs/attsub.c b/src/lib/subs/attsub.c
index 955cdd24..7ff65fd5 100644
--- a/src/lib/subs/attsub.c
+++ b/src/lib/subs/attsub.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ put_combat(struct combat *com)
     }
     com->mobcost = 0;
     /*
-     * FIXME if we just sank the ship att_get_combat() will report
+     * FIXME if we just sank the ship, att_get_combat() will report
      * "not in the same sector", and proceed to clobber *com.  See
      * also the workaround in boar().
      */