diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 3ca517af44..412515b6a8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ CHANGES WITH 248:
 
         * The existing ConditionControlGroupController= setting has been
           extended with two new values "v1" and "v2". "v2" means that the
-          unified v2 cgroup hierachy is used, and "v1" means that legacy v1
+          unified v2 cgroup hierarchy is used, and "v1" means that legacy v1
           hierarchy or the hybrid hierarchy are used.
 
         * The tables of system calls in seccomp filters are now automatically
diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index cd9437c509..4d7d09c5c0 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@
 
           <para>Alternatively, two special strings <literal>v1</literal> and <literal>v2</literal> may be
           specified (without any controller names). <literal>v2</literal> will pass if the unified v2 cgroup
-          hierachy is used, and <literal>v1</literal> will pass if the legacy v1 hierarchy or the hybrid
+          hierarchy is used, and <literal>v1</literal> will pass if the legacy v1 hierarchy or the hybrid
           hierarchy are used (see the discussion of <varname>systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy</varname> and
           <varname>systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller</varname> in
           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>