diff --git a/loopy/kernel/instruction.py b/loopy/kernel/instruction.py
index 7c82de1358f9bd11eb552a54a1e834317eb59ce5..1e5c36fcf4bc5c8a1fa71f59d088d2612310f36a 100644
--- a/loopy/kernel/instruction.py
+++ b/loopy/kernel/instruction.py
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ class NoOpInstruction(_DataObliviousInstruction):
 
 class BarrierInstruction(_DataObliviousInstruction):
     """An instruction that requires synchronization with all
-    concurrent work items of :attr:`kind.
+    concurrent work items of :attr:`kind`.
 
     .. attribute:: kind
 
diff --git a/loopy/transform/data.py b/loopy/transform/data.py
index 6871cdbf46e7b117ea4e9047f0095f303b25667e..575311b11716f5a52e4713aa51922eb348c839d9 100644
--- a/loopy/transform/data.py
+++ b/loopy/transform/data.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def add_prefetch(kernel, var_name, sweep_inames=[], dim_arg_names=None,
               oooooooooo
               oooooooooo
 
-        Passing ``fetch_bounding_box=True` gives :mod:`loopy` permission
+        Passing ``fetch_bounding_box=True`` gives :mod:`loopy` permission
         to instead fetch the 'bounding box' of the footprint, i.e.
         this set in the stencil example::