diff --git a/src/network/networkd-setlink.c b/src/network/networkd-setlink.c
index 8b44965409..e7b39778da 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-setlink.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-setlink.c
@@ -543,9 +543,9 @@ static bool link_is_ready_to_call_set_link(Request *req) {
                 break;
         case SET_LINK_MAC:
                 if (req->netlink_handler == link_set_mac_handler) {
-                        /* This is the second trial to set hardware address. On the first attempt
+                        /* This is the second attempt to set hardware address. On the first attempt
                          * req->netlink_handler points to link_set_mac_allow_retry_handler().
-                         * The first trial failed as the interface was up. */
+                         * The first attempt failed as the interface was up. */
                         r = link_down(link);
                         if (r < 0) {
                                 link_enter_failed(link);
diff --git a/src/shared/netif-util.c b/src/shared/netif-util.c
index 8d3d4473fa..6afb3c3b69 100644
--- a/src/shared/netif-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/netif-util.c
@@ -148,14 +148,14 @@ int net_verify_hardware_address(
 
                 if (ether_addr_is_multicast(&new_hw_addr->ether)) {
                         if (warn_invalid)
-                                log_link_warning(&link, "Specified MAC address has multicast bit set, clearing the bit.");
+                                log_link_warning(&link, "Specified MAC address has the multicast bit set, clearing the bit.");
 
                         new_hw_addr->bytes[0] &= 0xfe;
                 }
 
                 if (!ether_addr_is_local(&new_hw_addr->ether)) {
                         if (warn_invalid)
-                                log_link_warning(&link, "Specified MAC address has not local assignment bit set, setting the bit.");
+                                log_link_warning(&link, "Specified MAC address does not have the local assignment bit set, setting the bit.");
 
                         new_hw_addr->bytes[0] |= 0x02;
                 }