diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index 4a320187..79f48205 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -9834,8 +9834,8 @@ int lfsr_file_opencfg(lfs_t *lfs, lfsr_file_t *file,
             }
         }
 
-        // mark as unsync and uncreat, we need to convert to reg file
-        // first sync
+        // mark as unsynced and orphaned, we need to convert to reg file
+        // on first sync
         file->o.flags |= LFS_F_UNSYNC | LFS_F_ORPHAN;
 
     } else {
@@ -11478,7 +11478,7 @@ int lfsr_file_sync(lfs_t *lfs, lfsr_file_t *file) {
     // small files must be inlined entirely in our buffer
     LFS_ASSERT(!lfsr_f_isunflush(file->o.flags)
             || file->buffer.size <= lfsr_file_inlinesize(lfs, file));
-    // uncreat files must be unsync
+    // orphaned files must be unsynced
     LFS_ASSERT(!lfsr_f_isorphan(file->o.flags)
             || lfsr_f_isunsync(file->o.flags));
 
diff --git a/lfs.h b/lfs.h
index 06c565cc..687383f1 100644
--- a/lfs.h
+++ b/lfs.h
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ enum lfs_open_flags {
 #endif
 
     // internally used flags
-    LFS_F_UNFLUSH   = 0x1000,   // File's data does not match storage
-    LFS_F_UNSYNC    = 0x2000,   // File's metadata does not match storage
-    LFS_F_ORPHAN    = 0x4000,   // File does not exist yet
+    LFS_F_UNFLUSH   = 0x1000,   // File's data does not match disk
+    LFS_F_UNSYNC    = 0x2000,   // File's metadata does not match disk
+    LFS_F_ORPHAN    = 0x4000,   // File does not exist
     LFS_F_ZOMBIE    = 0x8000,   // File has been removed
 };