diff --git a/buildconf b/buildconf
index 5c9e0faa0..a1c7f42e3 100755
--- a/buildconf
+++ b/buildconf
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if test "$1" = "1" -a "$2" -lt "7" || test "$1" -lt "1"; then
   echo "buildconf: automake version $am_version found."
   echo "            You need automake version $need_automake or newer installed."
   echo "            If you have a sufficient automake installed, but it"
-  echo "            is not named 'autommake', then try setting the"
+  echo "            is not named 'automake', then try setting the"
   echo "            AUTOMAKE environment variable."
   exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/testcurl.sh b/testcurl.sh
index 8fe9a6df2..ca8118ea3 100755
--- a/testcurl.sh
+++ b/testcurl.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if [ -z "$email" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$desc" ]; then
-  echo "please enter a one line system desrciption"
+  echo "please enter a one line system description"
   read desc
   fixed="3"
 fi