diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4ef7fb2af3..a2a9aa351f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 252 🎃:
 
         * ConditionKernelVersion= checks that use the '=' or '!=' operators
           will now do simple string comparisons (instead of version comparisons
-          á la stverscmp()). Version comparisons are still done for the
+          à la stverscmp()). Version comparisons are still done for the
           ordering operators '<', '>', '<=', '>='. Moreover, if no operator is
           specified, a shell-style glob match is now done. This creates a minor
           incompatibility compared to older systemd versions when the '*', '?',
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 3727b3cab0..541c02cb12 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ Features:
   what to do if support ended
 
 * pam_systemd: on interactive logins, maybe show SUPPORT_END information at
-  login time, á la motd
+  login time, à la motd
 
 * sd-boot: instead of unconditionally deriving the ESP to search boot loader
   spec entries in from the paths of sd-boot binary, let's optionally allow it
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-creds.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-creds.c
index 6e53e942df..a06f6e659a 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-creds.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-creds.c
@@ -661,8 +661,8 @@ static int has_cap(sd_bus_creds *c, size_t offset, int capability) {
         if ((unsigned) capability > lc)
                 return 0;
 
-        /* If the last cap is 63, then there are 64 caps defined, and we need 2 entries á 32bit hence. *
-         * If the last cap is 64, then there are 65 caps defined, and we need 3 entries á 32bit hence. */
+        /* If the last cap is 63, then there are 64 caps defined, and we need 2 entries à 32bit hence. *
+         * If the last cap is 64, then there are 65 caps defined, and we need 3 entries à 32bit hence. */
         sz = DIV_ROUND_UP(lc+1, 32LU);
 
         return !!(c->capability[offset * sz + CAP_TO_INDEX((uint32_t) capability)] & CAP_TO_MASK_CORRECTED((uint32_t) capability));