diff --git a/src/esx/esx_driver.c b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
index bfb3c16a37..1f8f90b377 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_driver.c
+++ b/src/esx/esx_driver.c
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ esxDomainGetInfo(virDomainPtr domain, virDomainInfoPtr info)
             VIR_DEBUG("usedCpuTimeCounterId %d END", priv->usedCpuTimeCounterId);
 
             /*
-             * FIXME: Cannot map between realtive used-cpu-time and absolute
+             * FIXME: Cannot map between relative used-cpu-time and absolute
              *        info->cpuTime
              */
         }
diff --git a/src/util/util.c b/src/util/util.c
index 1bb032824b..c337aa9ef8 100644
--- a/src/util/util.c
+++ b/src/util/util.c
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ cleanup:
 
 
 /*
- * Creates an absolute path for a potentialy realtive path.
+ * Creates an absolute path for a potentially relative path.
  * Return 0 if the path was not relative, or on success.
  * Return -1 on error.
  *