diff --git a/src/libtools/myalign.c b/src/libtools/myalign.c
index 1db7c958b3..8291c5e74f 100644
--- a/src/libtools/myalign.c
+++ b/src/libtools/myalign.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void myStackAlignScanf(x64emu_t* emu, const char* fmt, uint64_t* st, uint64_t* m
                     case '#':
                     case '+': 
                     case '-': ++p; break; // formating, ignored
-                    case 'm': state = 0; ++p; break; // no argument
+                    case 'm': ++p; break; // modifier: does not consume an argument itself
                     case 'n':
                     case 'p':
                     case 'S':
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ void myStackAlignScanfW(x64emu_t* emu, const char* fmt, uint64_t* st, uint64_t*
                     case '#':
                     case '+': 
                     case '-': ++p; break; // formating, ignored
-                    case 'm': state = 0; ++p; break; // no argument
+                    case 'm': ++p; break; // modifier: does not consume an argument itself
                     case 'n':
                     case 'p':
                     case 'S':
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ void myStackAlignScanfValist(x64emu_t* emu, const char* fmt, uint64_t* mystack,
                     case '#':
                     case '+':
                     case '-': ++p; break; // formating, ignored
-                    case 'm': state = 0; ++p; break; // no argument
+                    case 'm': ++p; break; // modifier: does not consume an argument itself
                     case 'n':
                     case 'p':
                     case 'S':
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ void myStackAlignScanfWValist(x64emu_t* emu, const char* fmt, uint64_t* mystack,
                     case '.': 
                     case '+': 
                     case '-': ++p; break; // formating, ignored
-                    case 'm': state = 0; ++p; break; // no argument
+                    case 'm': ++p; break; // modifier: does not consume an argument itself
                     case 'n':
                     case 'p':
                     case 'S':
diff --git a/src/libtools/myalign32.c b/src/libtools/myalign32.c
index 2e26a855f2..8afb321b3f 100755
--- a/src/libtools/myalign32.c
+++ b/src/libtools/myalign32.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ size_t myStackAlignScanf32(const char* fmt, uint32_t* st, uint64_t* mystack, siz
                     case '+': 
                     case '-': ++p; break; // formating, ignored
                     case '[': state += 60; ++p; break;
-                    case 'm': state = 0; ++p; break; // no argument
+                    case 'm': ++p; break; // modifier: does not consume an argument itself
                     case 'p': state = 30; break; // pointers
                     case 'S':
                     case 's': state = 50; break; // string
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void myStackAlignScanf32_final(const char* fmt, uint32_t* st, uint64_t* mystack,
                     case '+': 
                     case '-': ++p; break; // formating, ignored
                     case '[': state += 60; ++p; break;
-                    case 'm': state = 0; ++p; break; // no argument
+                    case 'm': ++p; break; // modifier: does not consume an argument itself
                     case 'p': state = 30; break; // pointers
                     case 'S':
                     case 's': state = 50; break; // strings
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ size_t myStackAlignScanfW32(const char* fmt, uint32_t* st, uint64_t* mystack, si
                     case '#':
                     case '+': 
                     case '-': ++p; break; // formating, ignored
-                    case 'm': state = 0; ++p; break; // no argument
+                    case 'm': ++p; break; // modifier: does not consume an argument itself
                     case 'p': state = 30; break; // pointers
                     case 'S':
                     case 's': state = 50; break; // strings
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ void myStackAlignScanfW32_final(const char* fmt, uint32_t* st, uint64_t* mystack
                     case '#':
                     case '+': 
                     case '-': ++p; break; // formating, ignored
-                    case 'm': state = 0; ++p; break; // no argument
+                    case 'm': ++p; break; // modifier: does not consume an argument itself
                     case 'p': state = 30; break; // pointers
                     case 'S':
                     case 's': state = 50; break; // string