diff --git a/frontends/p4/def_use.h b/frontends/p4/def_use.h
index 8b39e4d9698..b21dd68e26e 100644
--- a/frontends/p4/def_use.h
+++ b/frontends/p4/def_use.h
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ class AllDefinitions : public IHasDbPrint {
 /**
  * Computes the write set for each expression and statement.
  *
- * This pass is run for each parser and control separately.  It
- * controls precisely the visit order --- to simulate a simbolic
+ * This pass is run for each parser and control separately. It
+ * controls precisely the visit order --- to simulate a symbolic
  * execution of the program.
  *
  * @pre Must be executed after variable initializers have been removed.
diff --git a/frontends/p4/simplifyParsers.cpp b/frontends/p4/simplifyParsers.cpp
index 0a7845c9b1a..7a93d87dcb2 100644
--- a/frontends/p4/simplifyParsers.cpp
+++ b/frontends/p4/simplifyParsers.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ class CollapseChains : public Transform {
             auto node = oe.first;
             // Avoid merging in case of state annotation
             if (!node->annotations->annotations.empty()) {
-                if (!node->getAnnotation("name") || node->annotations->annotations.size() != 1)
+                if (!node->getAnnotation(IR::Annotation::nameAnnotation) ||
+                    node->annotations->annotations.size() != 1)
                     continue;
             }
             auto outedges = oe.second;