diff --git a/src/nano.c b/src/nano.c
index ac6b4886a3d67790ea4b49ea675c4e1e615a4c8e..628e1322f1fc278954f86cde13a74e3e42910ab0 100644
--- a/src/nano.c
+++ b/src/nano.c
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ int do_input(bool *meta_key, bool *func_key, bool *s_or_t, bool
 #endif
 	);
 
-    /* If we got a non-high-bit control key or a Meta key sequence, and
+    /* If we got a non-high-bit control key or a meta key sequence, and
      * it's not a shortcut or toggle, ignore it, and indicate this on
      * the statusbar. */
     if (*s_or_t == FALSE) {
diff --git a/src/prompt.c b/src/prompt.c
index 3fa7b90956c05f35452f19b63b2f3e05d42c7481..0b3ef52c28c8802f789949d74c49ecdaab6867d2 100644
--- a/src/prompt.c
+++ b/src/prompt.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int do_statusbar_input(bool *meta_key, bool *func_key, bool *s_or_t,
     /* Set s_or_t to TRUE if we got a shortcut. */
     *s_or_t = have_shortcut;
 
-    /* If we got a non-high-bit control key or a Meta key sequence, and
+    /* If we got a non-high-bit control key or a meta key sequence, and
      * it's not a shortcut or toggle, ignore it. */
     if (*s_or_t == FALSE) {
 	if (is_ascii_cntrl_char(input) || *meta_key == TRUE) {