diff --git a/src/haptic/darwin/SDL_syshaptic.c b/src/haptic/darwin/SDL_syshaptic.c
index 124cc41af..8d9f17b55 100644
--- a/src/haptic/darwin/SDL_syshaptic.c
+++ b/src/haptic/darwin/SDL_syshaptic.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ SDL_SYS_JoystickIsHaptic(SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 
 
 /*
- * Checks to see if the haptic device and joystick and in reality the same.
+ * Checks to see if the haptic device and joystick are in reality the same.
  */
 int
 SDL_SYS_JoystickSameHaptic(SDL_Haptic * haptic, SDL_Joystick * joystick)
diff --git a/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c b/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
index 401249196..e209d0500 100644
--- a/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
+++ b/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ SDL_SYS_JoystickIsHaptic(SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 
 
 /*
- * Checks to see if the haptic device and joystick and in reality the same.
+ * Checks to see if the haptic device and joystick are in reality the same.
  */
 int
 SDL_SYS_JoystickSameHaptic(SDL_Haptic * haptic, SDL_Joystick * joystick)
diff --git a/src/haptic/windows/SDL_syshaptic.c b/src/haptic/windows/SDL_syshaptic.c
index 9ba020a88..5a393b3a9 100644
--- a/src/haptic/windows/SDL_syshaptic.c
+++ b/src/haptic/windows/SDL_syshaptic.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ SDL_SYS_JoystickIsHaptic(SDL_Joystick * joystick)
 
 
 /*
- * Checks to see if the haptic device and joystick and in reality the same.
+ * Checks to see if the haptic device and joystick are in reality the same.
  */
 int
 SDL_SYS_JoystickSameHaptic(SDL_Haptic * haptic, SDL_Joystick * joystick)