diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/debootstrap/root.d/08-debootstrap b/diskimage_builder/elements/debootstrap/root.d/08-debootstrap
index 87f90ecf3..663d9e021 100755
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/debootstrap/root.d/08-debootstrap
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/debootstrap/root.d/08-debootstrap
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ else
     # Have to --include=busybox because initramfs needs it
 
     if [ $(dpkg --print-architecture) != ${ARCH} ]; then
-        # Target architecture diffrent from host architecture:
+        # Target architecture different from host architecture:
         # there is the need to call 'qemu-debootstrap'.
         DEBOOTSTRAP_QEMU="qemu-"
     fi
diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/gentoo/finalise.d/99-cleanup b/diskimage_builder/elements/gentoo/finalise.d/99-cleanup
index 1ecf4f063..0f9217df4 100755
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/gentoo/finalise.d/99-cleanup
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/gentoo/finalise.d/99-cleanup
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fi
 # sync if needed
 [[ ! -e /usr/portage/profiles ]] && emerge-webrsync
 
-# make world consistant
+# make world consistent
 emerge ${GENTOO_EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS} --complete-graph=y --update --newuse --deep @world
 # rebuild packages that might need it
 emerge ${GENTOO_EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS} --usepkg=n @preserved-rebuild