diff --git a/base/hosts.c b/base/hosts.c
index ce82ae6d2..33235dd21 100644
--- a/base/hosts.c
+++ b/base/hosts.c
@@ -1537,10 +1537,10 @@ gvm_hosts_exclude (gvm_hosts_t *hosts, const char *excluded_str)
 
 /**
  * @brief Creates a new gvm_host_t from the provided host_str. host_str can
- * consist of hostnam, IPv4 address or IPv6 address.
+ * consist of hostname, IPv4 address or IPv6 address.
  *
- * @param[in] host_str The host string. A copy will be created of this within
- *                      the returned struct.
+ * @param[in] host_str The host string. A copy will be created for the returned
+ * struct.
  *
  * @return NULL if error. Otherwise, a single host structure that should be put
  * into a gvm_hosts_t structure for freeing with @ref gvm_hosts_free or
diff --git a/base/hosts.h b/base/hosts.h
index 9c9236a91..62453c002 100644
--- a/base/hosts.h
+++ b/base/hosts.h
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ struct gvm_hosts
 /* Function prototypes. */
 
 /* gvm_hosts_t related */
-void
-gvm_hosts_add (gvm_hosts_t *, gvm_host_t *);
 
 gvm_hosts_t *
 gvm_hosts_new (const gchar *);
@@ -121,6 +119,9 @@ gvm_hosts_shuffle (gvm_hosts_t *);
 void
 gvm_hosts_reverse (gvm_hosts_t *);
 
+void
+gvm_hosts_add (gvm_hosts_t *, gvm_host_t *);
+
 GSList *
 gvm_hosts_resolve (gvm_hosts_t *);