diff --git a/gobject/gobject.c b/gobject/gobject.c
index d03d39fe2..c5bef2ecf 100644
--- a/gobject/gobject.c
+++ b/gobject/gobject.c
@@ -3480,7 +3480,7 @@ g_object_dup_qdata (GObject        *object,
  * If the previous value was replaced then ownership of the
  * old value (@oldval) is passed to the caller, including
  * the registered destroy notify for it (passed out in @old_destroy).
- * Its up to the caller to free this as he wishes, which may
+ * It’s up to the caller to free this as needed, which may
  * or may not include using @old_destroy as sometimes replacement
  * should not destroy the object in the normal way.
  *
@@ -3690,7 +3690,7 @@ g_object_dup_data (GObject        *object,
  * If the previous value was replaced then ownership of the
  * old value (@oldval) is passed to the caller, including
  * the registered destroy notify for it (passed out in @old_destroy).
- * Its up to the caller to free this as he wishes, which may
+ * It’s up to the caller to free this as needed, which may
  * or may not include using @old_destroy as sometimes replacement
  * should not destroy the object in the normal way.
  *