diff --git a/src/ch/ch_monitor.c b/src/ch/ch_monitor.c
index 4ed7cbfee7..d277466262 100644
--- a/src/ch/ch_monitor.c
+++ b/src/ch/ch_monitor.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ virCHMonitorResumeVM(virCHMonitor *mon)
  * @mon: Pointer to the monitor
  * @info: Get VM info
  *
- * Retrive the VM info and store in @info
+ * Retrieve the VM info and store in @info
  *
  * Returns 0 on success.
  */
diff --git a/tests/virstoragetest.c b/tests/virstoragetest.c
index ec185d8660..ccfc9f7001 100644
--- a/tests/virstoragetest.c
+++ b/tests/virstoragetest.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ testPrepImages(void)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    /* create the folowing real backing chain with qcow2 images with absolute
+    /* create the following real backing chain with qcow2 images with absolute
      * backing and different qcow2 versions:
      * datadir/raw <- datadir/qcow2 (qcow2v2) <- datadir/wrap (qcow2v3) */
     cmdraw = virCommandNewArgList(qemuimg, "create",