diff --git a/scumm/gfx.cpp b/scumm/gfx.cpp
index a71727d77f2..657dd4c7646 100644
--- a/scumm/gfx.cpp
+++ b/scumm/gfx.cpp
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ void ScummEngine::restoreBG(Common::Rect rect, byte backColor) {
 			byte *mask;
 			// Note: At first sight it may look as if this could
 			// be optimized to (rect.right - rect.left) / 8 and
-			// thus to width * 8, but that's not the case since
+			// thus to width / 8, but that's not the case since
 			// we are dealing with integer math here.
 			int mask_width = (rect.right / 8) - (rect.left / 8);
 
diff --git a/scumm/string.cpp b/scumm/string.cpp
index aa0da5ce661..001fb47274e 100644
--- a/scumm/string.cpp
+++ b/scumm/string.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void ScummEngine::CHARSET_1() {
 	if (_charset->_center) {
 		if (t > _charset->_nextLeft)
 			t = _charset->_nextLeft;
-		t /= 2;
+		t *= 2;
 	}
 
 	buffer = _charsetBuffer + _charsetBufPos;