diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/system.h b/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
index 96d6c3d59798..8606e170a7dc 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ struct alt_instr {
 /*
  * Alternative inline assembly with input.
  * 
- * Pecularities:
+ * Peculiarities:
  * No memory clobber here. 
  * Argument numbers start with 1.
  * Best is to use constraints that are fixed size (like (%1) ... "r")
  * If you use variable sized constraints like "m" or "g" in the 
- * replacement maake sure to pad to the worst case length.
+ * replacement make sure to pad to the worst case length.
  */
 #define alternative_input(oldinstr, newinstr, feature, input...)	\
 	asm volatile ("661:\n\t" oldinstr "\n662:\n"			\