diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
index 42a413210c7..7228b270698 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use expand::expand_parsed_format_args;
 //  3. Finally, `expand_parsed_format_args` will turn that `FormatArgs` structure
 //     into the expression that the macro expands to.
 
-// See format/ast.rs forthe FormatArgs structure.
+// See format/ast.rs for the FormatArgs structure and glossary.
 
 // Only used in parse_args and report_invalid_references,
 // to indicate how a referred argument was used.
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format/ast.rs b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format/ast.rs
index cc0a3b0b244..cb76482fe53 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format/ast.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_builtin_macros/src/format/ast.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub struct FormatArgPosition {
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum FormatArgPositionKind {
-    /// `{}` or `{.*}`
+    /// `{}` or `{:.*}`
     Implicit,
     /// `{1}` or `{:1$}` or `{:.1$}`
     Number,