diff --git a/epan/tvbuff.h b/epan/tvbuff.h
index 9ef24e8ed8..21270bda17 100644
--- a/epan/tvbuff.h
+++ b/epan/tvbuff.h
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ extern gchar *tvb_format_stringzpad_wsp(tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint offset,
  * Throws an exception if the tvbuff ends before the string does.
  *
  * If scope is set to NULL it is the user's responsibility to wmem_free()
- * the memory allocated. Otherwise memory is automatically freed when the scope
- * lifetime is reached.
+ * the memory allocated. Otherwise memory is automatically freed when the
+ * scope lifetime is reached.
  */
 WS_DLL_PUBLIC guint8 *tvb_get_string_enc(wmem_allocator_t *scope,
     tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint offset, const gint length, const guint encoding);
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ WS_DLL_PUBLIC gchar *tvb_get_ts_23_038_7bits_string(wmem_allocator_t *scope,
  * Throws an exception if the tvbuff ends before the string does.
  *
  * If scope is set to NULL it is the user's responsibility to wmem_free()
- * the memory allocated. Otherwise memory is automatically freed when the scope
- * lifetime is reached.
+ * the memory allocated. Otherwise memory is automatically freed when the
+ * scope lifetime is reached.
  */
 WS_DLL_PUBLIC guint8 *tvb_get_stringz_enc(wmem_allocator_t *scope,
     tvbuff_t *tvb, const gint offset, gint *lengthp, const guint encoding);
@@ -791,4 +791,3 @@ extern tvbuff_t* base64_to_tvb(tvbuff_t *parent, const char *base64);
  * vi: set shiftwidth=4 tabstop=4 expandtab:
  * :indentSize=4:tabSize=4:noTabs=true:
  */
-