diff --git a/src/backlight/backlight.c b/src/backlight/backlight.c
index 6a2ad17fbf6..61264059941 100644
--- a/src/backlight/backlight.c
+++ b/src/backlight/backlight.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int validate_device(sd_device *device) {
 
         /* Verify whether we should actually care for a specific backlight device. For backlight devices
          * there might be multiple ways to access the same control: "firmware" (i.e. ACPI), "platform"
-         * (i.e. via the machine's EC) and "raw" (via the graphics card). In general we should prefer
+         * (i.e. via the machine's EC), and "raw" (via the graphics card). In general we should prefer
          * "firmware" (i.e. ACPI) or "platform" access over "raw" access, in order not to confuse the
          * BIOS/EC, and compatibility with possible low-level hotkey handling of screen brightness. The
          * kernel will already make sure to expose only one of "firmware" and "platform" for the same
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ static int validate_device(sd_device *device) {
                         /* If the system has multiple graphics cards, then we cannot associate platform
                          * devices on non-PCI bus (especially WMI bus) with PCI devices. Let's ignore all
                          * backlight devices that do not have the same parent PCI device. */
-                        log_debug("Found multiple graphics cards on PCI bus. "
-                                  "Skipping to associate platform backlight devices on non-PCI bus.");
+                        log_debug("Found multiple graphics cards on PCI bus; "
+                                  "skipping deduplication of platform backlight devices not on PCI bus.");
 
                         r = sd_device_enumerator_add_match_parent(enumerate, parent);
                         if (r < 0)
diff --git a/src/kernel-install/kernel-install.c b/src/kernel-install/kernel-install.c
index 2523d439449..aa81af70d08 100644
--- a/src/kernel-install/kernel-install.c
+++ b/src/kernel-install/kernel-install.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static int context_load_machine_info(Context *c) {
         if (r < 0 && r != -ENXIO)
                 log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to read $KERNEL_INSTALL_READ_MACHINE_INFO, assuming yes: %m");
         if (r == 0) {
-                log_debug("Skipping to read /etc/machine-info.");
+                log_debug("Skipping reading of /etc/machine-info.");
                 return 0;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/udev/net/link-config.c b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
index a8b2cc23a2c..5320b84b1d7 100644
--- a/src/udev/net/link-config.c
+++ b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static int link_generate_new_name(Link *link) {
         device = link->device;
 
         if (link->action != SD_DEVICE_ADD) {
-                log_link_debug(link, "Skipping to apply Name= and NamePolicy= on '%s' uevent.",
+                log_link_debug(link, "Not applying Name= and NamePolicy= on '%s' uevent.",
                                device_action_to_string(link->action));
                 goto no_rename;
         }
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ static int link_generate_alternative_names(Link *link) {
         assert(!link->altnames);
 
         if (link->action != SD_DEVICE_ADD) {
-                log_link_debug(link, "Skipping to apply AlternativeNames= and AlternativeNamesPolicy= on '%s' uevent.",
+                log_link_debug(link, "Not applying AlternativeNames= and AlternativeNamesPolicy= on '%s' uevent.",
                                device_action_to_string(link->action));
                 return 0;
         }
diff --git a/src/udev/udev-builtin-net_setup_link.c b/src/udev/udev-builtin-net_setup_link.c
index fc614443efa..df89679de34 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-builtin-net_setup_link.c
+++ b/src/udev/udev-builtin-net_setup_link.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static int builtin_net_setup_link(UdevEvent *event, int argc, char **argv, bool
                 return log_device_error_errno(dev, r, "Failed to get action: %m");
 
         if (!IN_SET(action, SD_DEVICE_ADD, SD_DEVICE_BIND, SD_DEVICE_MOVE)) {
-                log_device_debug(dev, "Skipping to apply .link settings on '%s' uevent.",
+                log_device_debug(dev, "Not applying .link settings on '%s' uevent.",
                                  device_action_to_string(action));
 
                 /* Import previously assigned .link file name. */