diff --git a/examples/input/01-joystick-polling/joystick-polling.c b/examples/input/01-joystick-polling/joystick-polling.c
index 647cdef94c..2eb8466e36 100644
--- a/examples/input/01-joystick-polling/joystick-polling.c
+++ b/examples/input/01-joystick-polling/joystick-polling.c
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
    and knows how to map arbitrary buttons and such to look like an
    Xbox/PlayStation/etc gamepad. This is easier, and better, for many games,
    but isn't necessarily a good fit for complex apps and hardware. A flight
-   simulator, a realistic racing game, etc, might want this interface instead
-   of gamepads. */
+   simulator, a realistic racing game, etc, might want the joystick interface
+   instead of gamepads. */
 
 /* SDL can handle multiple joysticks, but for simplicity, this program only
    deals with the first stick it sees. */
diff --git a/examples/input/02-joystick-events/joystick-events.c b/examples/input/02-joystick-events/joystick-events.c
index cc01d84aac..2c0b095255 100644
--- a/examples/input/02-joystick-events/joystick-events.c
+++ b/examples/input/02-joystick-events/joystick-events.c
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
    and knows how to map arbitrary buttons and such to look like an
    Xbox/PlayStation/etc gamepad. This is easier, and better, for many games,
    but isn't necessarily a good fit for complex apps and hardware. A flight
-   simulator, a realistic racing game, etc, might want this interface instead
-   of gamepads. */
+   simulator, a realistic racing game, etc, might want the joystick interface
+   instead of gamepads. */
 
 #define SDL_MAIN_USE_CALLBACKS 1  /* use the callbacks instead of main() */
 #include <SDL3/SDL.h>