diff --git a/qapi/qdev.json b/qapi/qdev.json
index 2d73b27c2a..6bc5a733b8 100644
--- a/qapi/qdev.json
+++ b/qapi/qdev.json
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@
 #
 # Notes:
 #
-# Additional arguments depend on the type.
+# 1. Additional arguments depend on the type.
 #
-# 1. For detailed information about this command, please refer to the
+# 2. For detailed information about this command, please refer to the
 #    'docs/qdev-device-use.txt' file.
 #
-# 2. It's possible to list device properties by running QEMU with the
+# 3. It's possible to list device properties by running QEMU with the
 #    "-device DEVICE,help" command-line argument, where DEVICE is the
 #    device's name
 #