diff --git a/es-app/src/SystemData.cpp b/es-app/src/SystemData.cpp
index bb2541cb1..2cbc60b74 100644
--- a/es-app/src/SystemData.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/SystemData.cpp
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ bool SystemData::loadConfig()
 
         for (pugi::xml_node system {systemList.child("system")}; system;
              system = system.next_sibling("system")) {
-            // Parse events so that the OS doesn't think the application is hanging on startup,
+            // Poll events so that the OS doesn't think the application is hanging on startup,
             // this is required as the main application loop hasn't started yet.
             while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {};
 
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
index 173704ac9..203a77650 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ void ViewController::preload()
 
     for (auto it = SystemData::sSystemVector.cbegin(); // Line break.
          it != SystemData::sSystemVector.cend(); ++it) {
-        // Parse events so that the OS doesn't think the application is hanging on startup,
+        // Poll events so that the OS doesn't think the application is hanging on startup,
         // this is required as the main application loop hasn't started yet.
         while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {};