diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_flag_main_vpi.cpp b/test_regress/t/t_flag_main_vpi.cpp
index 2ea90b86f..28c4d3f9e 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_flag_main_vpi.cpp
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_flag_main_vpi.cpp
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ static void register_callbacks() {
     vpi_register_cb(&cb_data);
 }
 
-// IEEE 1800 §37: vlog_startup_routines[] — null-terminated array of startup functions
+// IEEE 1800 section 37: vlog_startup_routines[] -- null-terminated array of startup functions
 extern "C" {
 void (*vlog_startup_routines[])() = {register_callbacks, nullptr};
 
-// Named bootstrap entrypoint — used when library is loaded as <path>:my_vpi_bootstrap
+// Named bootstrap entrypoint -- used when library is loaded as <path>:my_vpi_bootstrap
 void my_vpi_bootstrap() { register_callbacks(); }
 }
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_flag_main_vpi_lib2.cpp b/test_regress/t/t_flag_main_vpi_lib2.cpp
index b918d0683..b8c8f617f 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_flag_main_vpi_lib2.cpp
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_flag_main_vpi_lib2.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 static void lib2_startup() { vpi_printf(const_cast<char*>("- second VPI library loaded\n")); }
 
-// IEEE 1800 §37: vlog_startup_routines[] — null-terminated array of startup functions
+// IEEE 1800 section 37: vlog_startup_routines[] -- null-terminated array of startup functions
 extern "C" {
 void (*vlog_startup_routines[])() = {lib2_startup, nullptr};
 }