diff --git a/lib/string.c b/lib/string.c
index e0c20eb362f0..992bf30af759 100644
--- a/lib/string.c
+++ b/lib/string.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(strcpy);
 
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCPY
 /**
- * strncpy - Copy a length-limited, %NUL-terminated string
+ * strncpy - Copy a length-limited, C-string
  * @dest: Where to copy the string to
  * @src: Where to copy the string from
  * @count: The maximum number of bytes to copy
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(strncpy);
 
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRLCPY
 /**
- * strlcpy - Copy a %NUL terminated string into a sized buffer
+ * strlcpy - Copy a C-string into a sized buffer
  * @dest: Where to copy the string to
  * @src: Where to copy the string from
  * @size: size of destination buffer
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(strcat);
 
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCAT
 /**
- * strncat - Append a length-limited, %NUL-terminated string to another
+ * strncat - Append a length-limited, C-string to another
  * @dest: The string to be appended to
  * @src: The string to append to it
  * @count: The maximum numbers of bytes to copy
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(strncat);
 
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRLCAT
 /**
- * strlcat - Append a length-limited, %NUL-terminated string to another
+ * strlcat - Append a length-limited, C-string to another
  * @dest: The string to be appended to
  * @src: The string to append to it
  * @count: The size of the destination buffer.