diff --git a/gst/gstelement.c b/gst/gstelement.c
index f69267af26..0d037fb85f 100644
--- a/gst/gstelement.c
+++ b/gst/gstelement.c
@@ -2643,8 +2643,8 @@ gst_element_set_bus_func (GstElement * element, GstBus * bus)
  * @element: a #GstElement to set the bus of.
  * @bus: the #GstBus to set.
  *
- * Sets the bus of the element.  For internal use only, unless you're
- * testing elements.
+ * Sets the bus of the element. Increases the refcount on the bus.
+ * For internal use only, unless you're testing elements.
  *
  * MT safe.
  */
diff --git a/gst/gstutils.c b/gst/gstutils.c
index 1a62f7bc8d..1a10fbff37 100644
--- a/gst/gstutils.c
+++ b/gst/gstutils.c
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@ gst_buffer_join (GstBuffer * buf1, GstBuffer * buf2)
  * @dest: buffer to stamp
  * @src: buffer to stamp from
  *
- * Copies additional information (the timestamp, duration, and offset start 
+ * Copies additional information (the timestamp, duration, and offset start
  * and end) from one buffer to the other.
  *
  * This function does not copy any buffer flags or caps.
diff --git a/libs/gst/dataprotocol/dataprotocol.c b/libs/gst/dataprotocol/dataprotocol.c
index 3ebcfa2576..a6d58173b1 100644
--- a/libs/gst/dataprotocol/dataprotocol.c
+++ b/libs/gst/dataprotocol/dataprotocol.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ gst_dp_validate_header (guint header_length, const guint8 * header)
   if (!(GST_DP_HEADER_FLAGS (header) & GST_DP_HEADER_FLAG_CRC_HEADER))
     return TRUE;
   crc_read = GST_DP_HEADER_CRC_HEADER (header);
-  /* don't included the last two crc fields for the crc check */
+  /* don't include the last two crc fields for the crc check */
   crc_calculated = gst_dp_crc (header, header_length - 4);
   if (crc_read != crc_calculated) {
     GST_WARNING ("header crc mismatch: read %02x, calculated %02x", crc_read,
diff --git a/libs/gst/dataprotocol/dataprotocol.h b/libs/gst/dataprotocol/dataprotocol.h
index 912d2c40fd..0f6024820b 100644
--- a/libs/gst/dataprotocol/dataprotocol.h
+++ b/libs/gst/dataprotocol/dataprotocol.h
@@ -31,23 +31,23 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 /**
  * GST_DP_VERSION_MAJOR:
- * 
+ *
  * The major version number of the GStreamer Data Protocol.
  */
 #define GST_DP_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 /**
  * GST_DP_VERSION_MINOR:
- * 
+ *
  * The minor version number of the GStreamer Data Protocol.
  */
 #define GST_DP_VERSION_MINOR 2
 
 /**
  * GST_DP_HEADER_LENGTH:
- * 
+ *
  * The header size in bytes.
  */
-#define GST_DP_HEADER_LENGTH 62 
+#define GST_DP_HEADER_LENGTH 62
 
 /**
  * GstDPHeaderFlag: