diff --git a/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap.h b/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap.h
index cfae403b178..834b10f0942 100644
--- a/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap.h
+++ b/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ NTSTATUS dbwrap_parse_record(struct db_context *db, TDB_DATA key,
  * @param[out] req_state    Pointer to a enum dbwrap_req_state variable
  *
  * @note req_state is updated in the send function. To determine the final
- * result of the request the caller should therefor not rely on req_state. The
+ * result of the request the caller should therefore not rely on req_state. The
  * primary use case is to give the caller an indication whether the request is
  * already sent to ctdb (DBWRAP_REQ_DISPATCHED) or if it's still stuck in the
  * sendqueue (DBWRAP_REQ_QUEUED).
diff --git a/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap_rbt.c b/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap_rbt.c
index 691acef688d..89d30bb3232 100644
--- a/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap_rbt.c
+++ b/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap_rbt.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static struct db_record *db_rbt_fetch_locked(struct db_context *db_ctx,
 
 	/*
 	 * In this low-level routine, play tricks to reduce the number of
-	 * tallocs to one. Not recommened for general use, but here it pays
+	 * tallocs to one. Not recommended for general use, but here it pays
 	 * off.
 	 */