diff --git a/src/netif/FILES b/src/netif/FILES
index 65eea5a0..aff1292b 100644
--- a/src/netif/FILES
+++ b/src/netif/FILES
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ don't contain any hardware or architecture specific code. The files
 are:
 
 etharp.c
-          Implementes the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) over
+          Implements the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) over
           Ethernet. The code in this file should be used together with
           Ethernet device drivers.
 
diff --git a/src/netif/ethernetif.c b/src/netif/ethernetif.c
index 96117b49..40a6ffd2 100644
--- a/src/netif/ethernetif.c
+++ b/src/netif/ethernetif.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
  * drivers for lwIP. Add code to the low_level functions and do a
  * search-and-replace for the word "ethernetif" to replace it with
  * something that better describes your network interface.
+ *
+ * THIS CODE NEEDS TO BE FIXED - IT IS NOT In SYNC WITH CURRENT ETHARP API
  */
 
 #include "lwip/debug.h"