diff --git a/share/xml/trademarks.ent b/share/xml/trademarks.ent
index dc06cb1aa7..5de65f0371 100644
--- a/share/xml/trademarks.ent
+++ b/share/xml/trademarks.ent
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 <!ENTITY tm-attrib.3com "<para>3Com and HomeConnect are registered
   trademarks of 3Com Corporation.</para>">
-<!-- An SGML entity can't start with a number... -->
+<!-- An XML entity can't start with a number... -->
 <!ENTITY tm.3com "<trademark class='registered'>3Com</trademark>">
 
 <!ENTITY tm-attrib.3ware "<para>3ware and Escalade are registered
@@ -426,14 +426,14 @@ Coverity, Inc.</para>">
 
 <!ENTITY legalnotice '
 <legalnotice id="legalnotice">
-  <para>Redistribution and use in source (SGML DocBook) and &apos;compiled&apos;
-    forms (SGML, HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without
+  <para>Redistribution and use in source (XML DocBook) and &apos;compiled&apos;
+    forms (XML, HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without
     modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
     met:</para>
 
   <orderedlist>
     <listitem>
-      <para>Redistributions of source code (SGML DocBook) must retain the
+      <para>Redistributions of source code (XML DocBook) must retain the
         above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
         disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.</para>
     </listitem>