diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
index 1420b928..1bd057f0 100644
--- a/CREDITS
+++ b/CREDITS
@@ -65,3 +65,6 @@ E: shlomif@iglu.org.il
 
 N: Scott Thomson
 E: scott@dearie.me.uk
+
+N: Michael Hind
+E: mike.hind@gmail.com
diff --git a/sections/control_flow.pod b/sections/control_flow.pod
index eb79a9df..da639dfc 100644
--- a/sections/control_flow.pod
+++ b/sections/control_flow.pod
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ place of the topic variable:
 
 =end programlisting
 
-If you do so, Perl will not set the topic variable C(<$_>) to the iterated
+If you do so, Perl will not set the topic variable (C<$_>) to the iterated
 values.  Note also that the scope of the variable C<$i> is only valid I<within>
 the loop.  If you have declared a lexical C<$i> in an outer scope, that value
 will remain outside the loop: