diff --git a/m4/zz40-xc-ovr.m4 b/m4/zz40-xc-ovr.m4
index 2713dcc8cb..270d085548 100644
--- a/m4/zz40-xc-ovr.m4
+++ b/m4/zz40-xc-ovr.m4
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ dnl allow expansion of XC_CONFIGURE_PREAMBLE macro
 dnl early enough in the generated configure script.
 
 dnl
-dnl Override when using autoconf 2.53 and newer.
+dnl Override when using autoconf 2.53 or higher.
 dnl
 
 m4_ifdef([_AS_PATH_SEPARATOR_PREPARE],
diff --git a/tests/secureserver.pl b/tests/secureserver.pl
index d0da33e352..39936dee04 100755
--- a/tests/secureserver.pl
+++ b/tests/secureserver.pl
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ my $logdir = $path .'/log';
 my $piddir;
 
 #***************************************************************************
-# Signal handler to remove our stunnel 4.00 and newer configuration file.
+# Signal handler to remove our stunnel 4.00 or higher configuration file.
 #
 sub exit_signal_handler {
     my $signame = shift;
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ if($stunnel_version < 400) {
 }
 
 #***************************************************************************
-# Build command to execute for stunnel 4.00 and newer
+# Build command to execute for stunnel 4.00 or higher
 #
 if($stunnel_version >= 400) {
     $socketopt = "a:SO_REUSEADDR=1";