diff --git a/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-raid.txt b/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-raid.txt
index 0d199353e477..cd2cb2fc85ea 100644
--- a/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-raid.txt
+++ b/Documentation/device-mapper/dm-raid.txt
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ Version History
 1.5.2   'mismatch_cnt' is zero unless [last_]sync_action is "check".
 1.6.0   Add discard support (and devices_handle_discard_safely module param).
 1.7.0   Add support for MD RAID0 mappings.
-1.8.0   Explictely check for compatible flags in the superblock metadata
+1.8.0   Explicitly check for compatible flags in the superblock metadata
 	and reject to start the raid set if any are set by a newer
 	target version, thus avoiding data corruption on a raid set
 	with a reshape in progress.
diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
index e051fc8aa7d7..4eb609787ad6 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ static void terminate_monitor(struct cm4000_dev *dev)
  * monitor the card every 50msec. as a side-effect, retrieve the
  * atr once a card is inserted. another side-effect of retrieving the
  * atr is that the card will be powered on, so there is no need to
- * power on the card explictely from the application: the driver
+ * power on the card explicitly from the application: the driver
  * is already doing that for you.
  */
 
diff --git a/scripts/spelling.txt b/scripts/spelling.txt
index deaa2a9f237c..78e08a7974b2 100644
--- a/scripts/spelling.txt
+++ b/scripts/spelling.txt
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ expecially||especially
 explicite||explicit
 explicitely||explicitly
 explict||explicit
+explictely||explicitly
 explictly||explicitly
 expresion||expression
 exprimental||experimental