diff --git a/src/.gdbinit b/src/.gdbinit
index 9ad13ac14..6d38ae9d0 100644
--- a/src/.gdbinit
+++ b/src/.gdbinit
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ document dtf
 end
 
 define watchedit
-   watch AstNode::s_editCntGbl==$arg0
+   watch *(AstNode::s_editCntGbl)==$arg0
 end
 document watchedit
   Verilator: Create watch on where an edit number is made
diff --git a/src/V3Broken.cpp b/src/V3Broken.cpp
index 2ff17e9f6..61c6a29e5 100644
--- a/src/V3Broken.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Broken.cpp
@@ -106,10 +106,11 @@ public:
                     // may be varp() and other cross links that are bad.
                     // When get this message, find what forgot to delete the
                     // node by running GDB, where for node "<e###>" use:
-                    //    watch AstNode::s_editCntGbl==####
+                    //    watch *(AstNode::s_editCntGbl)==####
                     //    run
                     //    bt
-                    std::cerr << "%Error: LeakedNode" << (withBack ? "with back pointer: " : ": ");
+                    std::cerr << "%Error: LeakedNode"
+                              << (withBack ? " with back pointer: " : ": ");
                     nodep->AstNode::dump(std::cerr);
                     std::cerr << endl;
                     V3Error::incErrors();