diff --git a/lisp/ob-core.el b/lisp/ob-core.el
index c995b6ea4..45ecedcc3 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-core.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-core.el
@@ -2586,7 +2586,7 @@ block but are passed literally to the \"example-block\"."
 (defun org-babel-read (cell &optional inhibit-lisp-eval)
   "Convert the string value of CELL to a number if appropriate.
 Otherwise if cell looks like lisp (meaning it starts with a
-\"(\", \"'\", \"`\" or a \"[\") then read it as lisp,
+\"(\", \"'\", \"\\=`\" or a \"[\") then read it as lisp,
 otherwise return it unmodified as a string.  Optional argument
 NO-LISP-EVAL inhibits lisp evaluation for situations in which is
 it not appropriate."
diff --git a/lisp/org-agenda.el b/lisp/org-agenda.el
index f5a58b1a8..7e786d5a4 100644
--- a/lisp/org-agenda.el
+++ b/lisp/org-agenda.el
@@ -5713,7 +5713,7 @@ This function is invoked if `org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines',
    (let ((calendar-date-style 'european)	(european-calendar-style t))
      (diary-date day month year mark))))
 
-;; Define the` org-class' function
+;; Define the `org-class' function
 (defun org-class (y1 m1 d1 y2 m2 d2 dayname &rest skip-weeks)
   "Entry applies if date is between dates on DAYNAME, but skips SKIP-WEEKS.
 DAYNAME is a number between 0 (Sunday) and 6 (Saturday).