diff --git a/gst/gstbufferlist.c b/gst/gstbufferlist.c
index 3a5d686423..5db81b804f 100644
--- a/gst/gstbufferlist.c
+++ b/gst/gstbufferlist.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ struct _GstBufferList
 {
   GstMiniObject mini_object;
 
-  /*< private > */
   GList *buffers;
 };
 
diff --git a/gst/gstbus.h b/gst/gstbus.h
index f850e51d43..7f3e7d1b34 100644
--- a/gst/gstbus.h
+++ b/gst/gstbus.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ struct _GstBus
 {
   GstObject 	    object;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   GQueue           *queue;
   GMutex           *queue_lock;
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ struct _GstBus
   guint             signal_watch_id;
   guint             num_signal_watchers;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   GstBusPrivate    *priv;
   gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING - 1];
 };
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ struct _GstBusClass
   void (*message)  	(GstBus *bus, GstMessage *message);
   void (*sync_message)  (GstBus *bus, GstMessage *message);
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
 };
 
diff --git a/gst/gstchildproxy.h b/gst/gstchildproxy.h
index c2c86e540d..ebb2d14d97 100644
--- a/gst/gstchildproxy.h
+++ b/gst/gstchildproxy.h
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ struct _GstChildProxyInterface
   /* methods */
   GstObject *(*get_child_by_index) (GstChildProxy * parent, guint index);
   guint (*get_children_count) (GstChildProxy * parent);
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   /* signals */
   void (*child_added) (GstChildProxy * parent, GstObject * child);
   void (*child_removed) (GstChildProxy * parent, GstObject * child);
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
 };
 
diff --git a/gst/gstelementfactory.h b/gst/gstelementfactory.h
index 02ed118e1c..bca9f88e26 100644
--- a/gst/gstelementfactory.h
+++ b/gst/gstelementfactory.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct _GstElementDetails
   gchar *description;
   gchar *author;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
 };
 
diff --git a/gst/gstghostpad.h b/gst/gstghostpad.h
index db78f77fe6..f492a74b59 100644
--- a/gst/gstghostpad.h
+++ b/gst/gstghostpad.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct _GstProxyPad
 {
   GstPad pad;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   GstProxyPadPrivate *priv;
 };
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct _GstProxyPadClass
 {
   GstPadClass parent_class;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   gpointer _gst_reserved[1];
 };
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct _GstGhostPad
 {
   GstProxyPad pad;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   GstGhostPadPrivate *priv;
 };
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct _GstGhostPadClass
 {
   GstProxyPadClass parent_class;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
 };
 
diff --git a/gst/gstmessage.h b/gst/gstmessage.h
index fa06e3a9da..9678d8d39c 100644
--- a/gst/gstmessage.h
+++ b/gst/gstmessage.h
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ struct _GstMessage
 {
   GstMiniObject mini_object;
 
-  /*< private > *//* with MESSAGE_LOCK */
+  /*< private >*//* with MESSAGE_LOCK */
   GMutex *lock;                 /* lock and cond for async delivery */
   GCond *cond;
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ struct _GstMessage
 
   GstStructure *structure;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   union {
     struct {
       guint32 seqnum;
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ struct _GstMessage
 struct _GstMessageClass {
   GstMiniObjectClass mini_object_class;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
 };
 
diff --git a/gst/gstquery.h b/gst/gstquery.h
index c9596d6ed6..fe48543794 100644
--- a/gst/gstquery.h
+++ b/gst/gstquery.h
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ struct _GstQuery
 
   GstStructure *structure;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   gpointer _gst_reserved;
 };
 
 struct _GstQueryClass {
   GstMiniObjectClass mini_object_class;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
 };
 
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstdataqueue.h b/libs/gst/base/gstdataqueue.h
index 44bac88b21..ab2a656279 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstdataqueue.h
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstdataqueue.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct _GstDataQueue
 {
   GObject object;
 
-  /*< private > */
+  /*< private >*/
   /* the queue of data we're keeping our grubby hands on */
   GQueue *queue;