diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/check.py b/Lib/distutils/command/check.py
index ada2500..73a30f3 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/check.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/check.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def check_metadata(self):
             name, version, URL
 
         Recommended fields:
-            (author and author_email) or (maintainer and maintainer_email))
+            (author and author_email) or (maintainer and maintainer_email)
 
         Warns if any are missing.
         """
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py b/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
index 6934e96..a7976fb 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ def manifest_get_embed_info(self, target_desc, ld_args):
         # If a manifest should be embedded, return a tuple of
         # (manifest_filename, resource_id).  Returns None if no manifest
         # should be embedded.  See http://bugs.python.org/issue7833 for why
-        # we want to avoid any manifest for extension modules if we can)
+        # we want to avoid any manifest for extension modules if we can.
         for arg in ld_args:
             if arg.startswith("/MANIFESTFILE:"):
                 temp_manifest = arg.split(":", 1)[1]