diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/process/unix/unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/process/unix/unix.rs
index 1fe80c13b81c8..bbd03e2b0c4e9 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/process/unix/unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/process/unix/unix.rs
@@ -968,8 +968,8 @@ impl Process {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn send_signal(&self, signal: i32) -> io::Result<()> {
-        // If we've already waited on this process then the pid can be recycled
-        // and used for another process, and we probably shouldn't be signaling
+        // If we've already waited on this process then the pid can be recycled and
+        // used for another process, and we probably shouldn't be sending signals to
         // random processes, so return Ok because the process has exited already.
         if self.status.is_some() {
             return Ok(());
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/process/unix/vxworks.rs b/library/std/src/sys/process/unix/vxworks.rs
index 51ae8c56bdb9b..2275cbb946a9c 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/process/unix/vxworks.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/process/unix/vxworks.rs
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ impl Process {
     }
 
     pub fn send_signal(&self, signal: i32) -> io::Result<()> {
-        // If we've already waited on this process then the pid can be recycled
-        // and used for another process, and we probably shouldn't be killing
+        // If we've already waited on this process then the pid can be recycled and
+        // used for another process, and we probably shouldn't be sending signals to
         // random processes, so return Ok because the process has exited already.
         if self.status.is_some() {
             Ok(())