diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 3ebe2cf..5690513 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ static int apply_policy_zone(struct mempolicy *policy, enum zone_type zone)
 	 * we apply policy when gfp_zone(gfp) = ZONE_MOVABLE only.
 	 *
 	 * policy->v.nodes is intersect with node_states[N_MEMORY].
-	 * so if the following test faile, it implies
+	 * so if the following test fails, it implies
 	 * policy->v.nodes has movable memory only.
 	 */
 	if (!nodes_intersects(policy->v.nodes, node_states[N_HIGH_MEMORY]))
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@ bool init_nodemask_of_mempolicy(nodemask_t *mask)
  *
  * If tsk's mempolicy is "default" [NULL], return 'true' to indicate default
  * policy.  Otherwise, check for intersection between mask and the policy
- * nodemask for 'bind' or 'interleave' policy.  For 'perferred' or 'local'
+ * nodemask for 'bind' or 'interleave' policy.  For 'preferred' or 'local'
  * policy, always return true since it may allocate elsewhere on fallback.
  *
  * Takes task_lock(tsk) to prevent freeing of its mempolicy.