diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 0e3539718..afa5770c2 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ int             dc_preconfigure_keypair        (dc_context_t* context, const cha
  *       the pseudo-chat DC_CHAT_ID_ARCHIVED_LINK is added if there are _any_ archived
  *       chats
  *     - the flag DC_GCL_FOR_FORWARDING sorts "Saved messages" to the top of the chatlist,
- *       typically used on forwarding, maybe combined with DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS
+ *       typically used on forwarding, may be combined with DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS
  *     - if the flag DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS is set, deaddrop and archive link are not added
  *       to the list (may be used eg. for selecting chats on forwarding, the flag is
  *       not needed when DC_GCL_ARCHIVED_ONLY is already set)
diff --git a/src/chatlist.rs b/src/chatlist.rs
index 827d0f9e7..84491ce2d 100644
--- a/src/chatlist.rs
+++ b/src/chatlist.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl Chatlist {
     ///   the pseudo-chat DC_CHAT_ID_ARCHIVED_LINK is added if there are *any* archived
     ///   chats
     /// - the flag DC_GCL_FOR_FORWARDING sorts "Saved messages" to the top of the chatlist,
-    //    typically used on forwarding, maybe combined with DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS
+    //    typically used on forwarding, may be combined with DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS
     /// - if the flag DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS is set, deaddrop and archive link are not added
     ///   to the list (may be used eg. for selecting chats on forwarding, the flag is
     ///   not needed when DC_GCL_ARCHIVED_ONLY is already set)