diff --git a/lisp/org-macs.el b/lisp/org-macs.el
index 78008f2dd..b0647d85c 100644
--- a/lisp/org-macs.el
+++ b/lisp/org-macs.el
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ Otherwise, return nil."
   "Splits STRING into substrings at SEPARATORS.
 
 SEPARATORS is a regular expression.  When nil, it defaults to
-\"[ \f\t\n\r\v]+\".
+\"[ \\f\\t\\n\\r\\v]+\".
 
 Unlike `split-string', matching SEPARATORS at the beginning and
 end of string are ignored."
diff --git a/lisp/ox-latex.el b/lisp/ox-latex.el
index 1b0fcb7c4..7c9cb0ce7 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-latex.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-latex.el
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ explicitly been loaded.  Then it is added to the rest of
 package's options.
 
 The optional argument to Babel or the mandatory argument to
-`\babelprovide' command may be \"AUTO\" which is then replaced
+`\\babelprovide' command may be \"AUTO\" which is then replaced
 with the language of the document or
 `org-export-default-language' unless language in question is
 already loaded.