diff --git a/json_object.c b/json_object.c
index bed97cd..8615ff5 100644
--- a/json_object.c
+++ b/json_object.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static inline char *get_string_component_mutable(struct json_object *jso)
 {
 	if (JC_STRING_C(jso)->len < 0)
 	{
-		/* Due to json_object_str_string(), we might have a pointer */
+		/* Due to json_object_set_string(), we might have a pointer */
 		return JC_STRING(jso)->c_string.pdata;
 	}
 	return JC_STRING(jso)->c_string.idata;
diff --git a/json_object_private.h b/json_object_private.h
index 8132a33..7cd90c2 100644
--- a/json_object_private.h
+++ b/json_object_private.h
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ struct json_object
 	struct printbuf *_pb;
 	json_object_delete_fn *_user_delete;
 	void *_userdata;
-	char data[1]; // Actually the rest of a struct json_object_${o_type}
+	// Actually longer, always malloc'd as some more-specific type.
+	// The rest of a struct json_object_${o_type} follows
 };
 
 struct json_object_object