diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 367fd581..8d33e8af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CFLAGS += -march=pentium-m
 # Omit the first /sbin/hwclock if CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS is enabled in the kernel 
 #CFLAGS += -DNO_HCTOSYS
 
-# Append –directisa to /sbin/hwclock lines if the user has disabled
+# Append -directisa to /sbin/hwclock lines if the user has disabled
 # CONFIG_GENRTC and enabled CONFIG_RTC but not enabled CONFIG_HPET_TIMER
 # and CONFIG_HPET_RTC_IRQ.
 #CFLAGS += -DDIRECTISA
diff --git a/README b/README
index 31ceaaa6..e81d2053 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ replacement for the original Eeepc OS.
 
 finit-alt.c is a fixed/improved version of finit.c for alternative Linux
 distributions running on the Eeepc (previously ffinit.c). It's currently
-able to boot an almost unmodified Mandriva Linux 2008.0/2008.1.
+able to boot Mandriva Linux 2008.0/2008.1.
 
 See Makefile for configurable parameters to better suit your system.