diff --git a/crypto/dsa/dsa_ossl.c b/crypto/dsa/dsa_ossl.c
index 8f7eceaf163b70cac2d77eebc2a04660145db2e4..25cd8484aabf335421c169e39f9cc50f85e4989d 100644
--- a/crypto/dsa/dsa_ossl.c
+++ b/crypto/dsa/dsa_ossl.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static int dsa_do_verify(const unsigned char *dgst, int dgst_len, DSA_SIG *sig,
 	ret=(BN_ucmp(&u1, sig->r) == 0);
 
 	err:
-	/* XXX: surely this is wrong - if ret is 0, it just didn't verify
+	/* XXX: surely this is wrong - if ret is 0, it just didn't verify;
 	   there is no error in BN. Test should be ret == -1 (Ben) */
 	if (ret != 1) DSAerr(DSA_F_DSA_DO_VERIFY,ERR_R_BN_LIB);
 	if (ctx != NULL) BN_CTX_free(ctx);