diff --git a/qapi/char.json b/qapi/char.json
index e413ac2b70..52aaff25eb 100644
--- a/qapi/char.json
+++ b/qapi/char.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # @filename: the filename of the character device
 #
 # @frontend-open: shows whether the frontend device attached to this
-#     backend (eg. with the chardev=... option) is in open or closed
+#     backend (e.g. with the chardev=... option) is in open or closed
 #     state (since 2.1)
 #
 # Notes: @filename is encoded using the QEMU command line character
diff --git a/qapi/misc.json b/qapi/misc.json
index ff070ec828..cda2effa81 100644
--- a/qapi/misc.json
+++ b/qapi/misc.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # fail and the FD will be closed.
 #
 # @protocol: protocol name.  Valid names are "vnc", "spice",
-#     "@dbus-display" or the name of a character device (eg. from
+#     "@dbus-display" or the name of a character device (e.g. from
 #     -chardev id=XXXX)
 #
 # @fdname: file descriptor name previously passed via 'getfd' command