diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 98d16f62bdf..8614907e6c3 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -9661,8 +9661,8 @@ do_pg_stop_backup(char *labelfile, bool waitforarchive)
 	 * archived, or include them into the backup.
 	 *
 	 * We return the current minimum recovery point as the backup end
-	 * location. Note that it's would be bigger than the exact backup end
-	 * location if the minimum recovery point is updated since the backup of
+	 * location. Note that it can be greater than the exact backup end
+	 * location if the minimum recovery point is updated after the backup of
 	 * pg_control. This is harmless for current uses.
 	 *
 	 * XXX currently a backup history file is for informational and debug