diff --git a/programs/aes/aescrypt2.c b/programs/aes/aescrypt2.c
index aa69a2101..3b744d14f 100644
--- a/programs/aes/aescrypt2.c
+++ b/programs/aes/aescrypt2.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     }
 
     /*
-     * Read the secret key and clean the command line.
+     * Read the secret key from file or command line
      */
     if( ( fkey = fopen( argv[4], "rb" ) ) != NULL )
     {
diff --git a/programs/aes/crypt_and_hash.c b/programs/aes/crypt_and_hash.c
index 30b981a9d..22f283443 100644
--- a/programs/aes/crypt_and_hash.c
+++ b/programs/aes/crypt_and_hash.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
     md_init_ctx( &md_ctx, md_info);
 
     /*
-     * Read the secret key and clean the command line.
+     * Read the secret key from file or command line
      */
     if( ( fkey = fopen( argv[6], "rb" ) ) != NULL )
     {