diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs
index f7ac97854..2972d3a68 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/vsock/unix/muxer.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ enum EpollListener {
     },
     /// A listener interested in new host-initiated connections.
     HostSock,
-    /// A listener interested in reading host "connect <port>" commands from a freshly
+    /// A listener interested in reading host "connect \<port>" commands from a freshly
     /// connected host socket.
     LocalStream(UnixStream),
 }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pub struct VsockMuxer {
     /// The Unix socket, through which host-initiated connections are accepted.
     host_sock: UnixListener,
     /// The file system path of the host-side Unix socket. This is used to figure out the path
-    /// to Unix sockets listening on specific ports. I.e. "<this path>_<port number>".
+    /// to Unix sockets listening on specific ports. I.e. "\<this path>_\<port number>".
     host_sock_path: String,
     /// The nested epoll File, used to register epoll listeners.
     epoll_file: File,