diff --git a/include/vdso/helpers.h b/include/vdso/helpers.h
index 9a2af9fca45e..73501149439d 100644
--- a/include/vdso/helpers.h
+++ b/include/vdso/helpers.h
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ static __always_inline u32 vdso_read_retry(const struct vdso_data *vd,
 static __always_inline void vdso_write_begin(struct vdso_data *vd)
 {
 	/*
-	 * WRITE_ONCE it is required otherwise the compiler can validly tear
+	 * WRITE_ONCE() is required otherwise the compiler can validly tear
 	 * updates to vd[x].seq and it is possible that the value seen by the
-	 * reader it is inconsistent.
+	 * reader is inconsistent.
 	 */
 	WRITE_ONCE(vd[CS_HRES_COARSE].seq, vd[CS_HRES_COARSE].seq + 1);
 	WRITE_ONCE(vd[CS_RAW].seq, vd[CS_RAW].seq + 1);
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ static __always_inline void vdso_write_end(struct vdso_data *vd)
 {
 	smp_wmb();
 	/*
-	 * WRITE_ONCE it is required otherwise the compiler can validly tear
+	 * WRITE_ONCE() is required otherwise the compiler can validly tear
 	 * updates to vd[x].seq and it is possible that the value seen by the
-	 * reader it is inconsistent.
+	 * reader is inconsistent.
 	 */
 	WRITE_ONCE(vd[CS_HRES_COARSE].seq, vd[CS_HRES_COARSE].seq + 1);
 	WRITE_ONCE(vd[CS_RAW].seq, vd[CS_RAW].seq + 1);