diff --git a/gtk/deprecated/gtkinfobar.c b/gtk/deprecated/gtkinfobar.c
index e32bdc4523..e5eb224af9 100644
--- a/gtk/deprecated/gtkinfobar.c
+++ b/gtk/deprecated/gtkinfobar.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
 /**
  * GtkInfoBar:
  *
- * `GtkInfoBar` can be show messages to the user without a dialog.
+ * `GtkInfoBar` can be used to show messages to the user without a dialog.
  *
  * ![An example GtkInfoBar](info-bar.png)
  *
diff --git a/gtk/gtkinscription.c b/gtk/gtkinscription.c
index 1689f1044c..e01eff17f9 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkinscription.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkinscription.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * space as well as it can.
  *
  * Users of this widget should take care to plan behaviour for the common case
- * where the text doesn't fit exactly in the allocated space, .
+ * where the text doesn't fit exactly in the allocated space.
  *
  * Since: 4.8
  */