diff --git a/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Types/VersionInterval.hs b/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Types/VersionInterval.hs
index 517c1049113..5a7d0e75352 100644
--- a/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Types/VersionInterval.hs
+++ b/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Types/VersionInterval.hs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ unionBound _ _ = InclusiveBound
 -- Each interval is non-empty. The sequence is in increasing order and no
 -- intervals overlap or touch. Therefore only the first and last can be
 -- unbounded. The sequence can be empty if the range is empty
--- (e.g. a range expression like @< 1 && > 2@).
+-- (e.g. a range expression like @\< 1 && > 2@).
 --
 -- Other checks are trivial to implement using this view. For example:
 --
diff --git a/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Version.hs b/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Version.hs
index bfa58d2be23..2abf88100a8 100644
--- a/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Version.hs
+++ b/Cabal-syntax/src/Distribution/Version.hs
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ simplifyVersionRange vr
     vi = toVersionIntervals vr
 
 -- | Given a version range, remove the highest upper bound. Example: @(>= 1 && <
--- 3) || (>= 4 && < 5)@ is converted to @(>= 1 && < 3) || (>= 4)@.
+-- 3) || (>= 4 && < 5)@ is converted to @(>= 1 && < 3) || (\>= 4)@.
 removeUpperBound :: VersionRange -> VersionRange
 removeUpperBound = fromVersionIntervals . relaxLastInterval . toVersionIntervals
 
 -- | Given a version range, remove the lowest lower bound.
--- Example: @(>= 1 && < 3) || (>= 4 && < 5)@ is converted to
--- @(>= 0 && < 3) || (>= 4 && < 5)@.
+-- Example: @(>= 1 && < 3) || (\>= 4 && < 5)@ is converted to
+-- @(>= 0 && < 3) || (\>= 4 && < 5)@.
 removeLowerBound :: VersionRange -> VersionRange
 removeLowerBound = fromVersionIntervals . relaxHeadInterval . toVersionIntervals