diff --git a/include/linux/crypto.h b/include/linux/crypto.h
index 90998348e564..fb5ef16d6a12 100644
--- a/include/linux/crypto.h
+++ b/include/linux/crypto.h
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ static inline void ablkcipher_request_free(struct ablkcipher_request *req)
  * cipher operation completes.
  *
  * The callback function is registered with the ablkcipher_request handle and
- * must comply with the following template:
+ * must comply with the following template
  *
  *	void callback_function(struct crypto_async_request *req, int error)
  */
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ static inline void ablkcipher_request_set_callback(
  *
  * For encryption, the source is treated as the plaintext and the
  * destination is the ciphertext. For a decryption operation, the use is
- * reversed: the source is the ciphertext and the destination is the plaintext.
+ * reversed - the source is the ciphertext and the destination is the plaintext.
  */
 static inline void ablkcipher_request_set_crypt(
 	struct ablkcipher_request *req,
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ static inline void aead_request_free(struct aead_request *req)
  * completes
  *
  * The callback function is registered with the aead_request handle and
- * must comply with the following template:
+ * must comply with the following template
  *
  *	void callback_function(struct crypto_async_request *req, int error)
  */
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ static inline void aead_request_set_callback(struct aead_request *req,
  *
  * For encryption, the source is treated as the plaintext and the
  * destination is the ciphertext. For a decryption operation, the use is
- * reversed: the source is the ciphertext and the destination is the plaintext.
+ * reversed - the source is the ciphertext and the destination is the plaintext.
  *
  * IMPORTANT NOTE AEAD requires an authentication tag (MAC). For decryption,
  *		  the caller must concatenate the ciphertext followed by the