diff --git a/providers/fips/fipsprov.c b/providers/fips/fipsprov.c
index a7d335b78a..841c80bab7 100644
--- a/providers/fips/fipsprov.c
+++ b/providers/fips/fipsprov.c
@@ -671,14 +671,14 @@ int OSSL_provider_init(const OSSL_CORE_HANDLE *handle,
         return 0;
     }
     /*
-     * Disable the conditional error check if is disabled in the fips config
-     * file
+     * Disable the conditional error check if it's disabled in the fips config
+     * file.
      */
     if (fgbl->selftest_params.conditional_error_check != NULL
         && strcmp(fgbl->selftest_params.conditional_error_check, "0") == 0)
         SELF_TEST_disable_conditional_error_state();
 
-    /* Disable the security check if is disabled in the fips config file */
+    /* Disable the security check if it's disabled in the fips config file. */
     if (fgbl->fips_security_check_option != NULL
         && strcmp(fgbl->fips_security_check_option, "0") == 0)
         fgbl->fips_security_checks = 0;