diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 171a7bf14b..c2fdf975b6 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ bool dpy_gfx_check_format(QemuConsole *con,
                 return false;
             }
         } else {
-            /* default is to whitelist native 32 bpp only */
+            /* default is to allow native 32 bpp only */
             if (format != qemu_default_pixman_format(32, true)) {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/ui/vnc-auth-sasl.c b/ui/vnc-auth-sasl.c
index f67111a366..df7dc08e9f 100644
--- a/ui/vnc-auth-sasl.c
+++ b/ui/vnc-auth-sasl.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int protocol_client_auth_sasl_step(VncState *vs, uint8_t *data, size_t le
             goto authreject;
         }
 
-        /* Check username whitelist ACL */
+        /* Check the username access control list */
         if (vnc_auth_sasl_check_access(vs) < 0) {
             goto authreject;
         }
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static int protocol_client_auth_sasl_start(VncState *vs, uint8_t *data, size_t l
             goto authreject;
         }
 
-        /* Check username whitelist ACL */
+        /* Check the username access control list */
         if (vnc_auth_sasl_check_access(vs) < 0) {
             goto authreject;
         }