diff --git a/usr.bin/find/find.c b/usr.bin/find/find.c
index 47a4e9fc0e9..56e23403458 100644
--- a/usr.bin/find/find.c
+++ b/usr.bin/find/find.c
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ static int	find_compare __P((const FTSENT **s1, const FTSENT **s2));
 /*
  * find_compare --
  *	tell fts_open() how to order the traversal of the hierarchy. 
- *	This variant gives lexicographical order in each directory.
+ *	This variant gives lexicographical order, i.e., alphabetical
+ *	order within each directory.
  */
 static int
 find_compare(s1, s2)
diff --git a/usr.bin/find/main.c b/usr.bin/find/main.c
index 4ea3f36fedd..21770fbcf47 100644
--- a/usr.bin/find/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/find/main.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int ftsoptions;			/* options for the ftsopen(3) call */
 int isdeprecated;		/* using deprecated syntax */
 int isdepth;			/* do directories on post-order visit */
 int isoutput;			/* user specified output operator */
-int issort;         		/* do directories in lexicographical order */
+int issort;         		/* do hierarchies in lexicographical order */
 int isxargs;			/* don't permit xargs delimiting chars */
 
 static void usage __P((void));