--- a/lib/strftime.c
+++ b/lib/strftime.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 #  define TOLOWER(Ch, L) tolower (Ch)
 # endif
 #endif
-/* We don't use `isdigit' here since the locale dependent
+/* We don't use 'isdigit' here since the locale dependent
    interpretation is not what we want here.  We only need to accept
    the arabic digits in the ASCII range.  One day there is perhaps a
    more reliable way to accept other sets of digits.  */
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 #ifdef _NL_CURRENT
   /* We cannot make the following values variables since we must delay
      the evaluation of these values until really needed since some
-     expressions might not be valid in every situation.  The `struct tm'
+     expressions might not be valid in every situation.  The 'struct tm'
      might be generated by a strptime() call that initialized
      only a few elements.  Dereference the pointers only if the format
      requires this.  Then it is ok to fail if the pointers are invalid.  */
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@
           goto do_number_body;
 
         do_number_spacepad:
-          /* Force `_' flag unless overridden by `0' or `-' flag.  */
+          /* Force '_' flag unless overridden by '0' or '-' flag.  */
           if (pad != L_('0') && pad != L_('-'))
             pad = L_('_');