diff --git a/common/string_calls.c b/common/string_calls.c
index 18f5451297..7a0a481735 100644
--- a/common/string_calls.c
+++ b/common/string_calls.c
@@ -921,6 +921,7 @@ g_strnjoin(char *dest, int dest_len, const char *joiner, const char *src[], int
     return dest;
 }
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
 int
 g_bitmask_to_str(int bitmask, const struct bitmask_string bitdefs[],
                  char delim, char *buff, int bufflen)
@@ -987,6 +988,7 @@ g_bitmask_to_str(int bitmask, const struct bitmask_string bitdefs[],
     return rlen;
 }
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
 int
 g_str_to_bitmask(const char *str, const struct bitmask_string bitdefs[],
                  const char *delim, char *unrecognised, int unrecognised_len)
diff --git a/common/string_calls.h b/common/string_calls.h
index 87888c18b2..f2f635f306 100644
--- a/common/string_calls.h
+++ b/common/string_calls.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ g_get_display_num_from_display(const char *display_text);
  *       a hexadecimal constant.
  */
 int
-g_bitmask_to_str(int bitmask, const struct bitmask_string[],
+g_bitmask_to_str(int bitmask, const struct bitmask_string bitdefs[],
                  char delim, char *buff, int bufflen);
 
 /***
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ g_bitmask_to_str(int bitmask, const struct bitmask_string[],
  * @return bitmask value for recognised tokens
  */
 int
-g_str_to_bitmask(const char *str, const struct bitmask_string[],
+g_str_to_bitmask(const char *str, const struct bitmask_string bitdefs[],
                  const char *delim, char *unrecognised,
                  int unrecognised_len);