diff --git a/plugins/LadspaEffect/caps/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/LadspaEffect/caps/CMakeLists.txt
index 456b2711a50..69480c32c46 100644
--- a/plugins/LadspaEffect/caps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/LadspaEffect/caps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DLMMS_BUILD_WIN64)
 ENDIF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN64)
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(caps PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 
-IF (NOT MSVC)
+IF(NOT MSVC)
 	SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(caps PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-O2 -funroll-loops -Wno-write-strings")
 ENDIF()
 
diff --git a/plugins/LadspaEffect/caps/basics.h b/plugins/LadspaEffect/caps/basics.h
index 4a82ae93550..840cc743744 100644
--- a/plugins/LadspaEffect/caps/basics.h
+++ b/plugins/LadspaEffect/caps/basics.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 #define MIN_GAIN .000001 /* -120 dB */
 
-/* smallest non-denormal 32 bit IEEE float is 1.18*10-38 */
+/* smallest non-denormal 32 bit IEEE float is 1.18*10^-38 */
 #define NOISE_FLOOR .00000000000005 /* -266 dB */
 
 typedef int8_t			int8;