diff --git a/gst/gstelement.c b/gst/gstelement.c
index d6fb7fe25c..4781154136 100644
--- a/gst/gstelement.c
+++ b/gst/gstelement.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ gst_element_set_name (GstElement *element, const gchar *name)
 
 /**
  * gst_element_get_name:
- * @element: GstElement to set name of
+ * @element: GstElement to get name of
  *
  * Get the name of the element.
  *
diff --git a/gst/gstelement.h b/gst/gstelement.h
index 01f79b1db1..e79fbfc54f 100644
--- a/gst/gstelement.h
+++ b/gst/gstelement.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct _GstElementClass {
 
 struct _GstElementDetails {
   gchar *longname;              /* long, english name */
-  gchar *klass;                 /* type of element, kinda */
+  gchar *klass;                 /* type of element, as hierarchy */
   gchar *description;           /* insights of one form or another */
   gchar *version;               /* version of the element */
   gchar *author;                /* who wrote this thing? */