diff --git a/sysdeps/ia64/fpu/s_erfcl.S b/sysdeps/ia64/fpu/s_erfcl.S
index 266e1e1c91..31ffc2db12 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ia64/fpu/s_erfcl.S
+++ b/sysdeps/ia64/fpu/s_erfcl.S
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 // Case exp_small:
 //
 //   Here, exp(X) and exp(X) - 1 can all be 
-//   appproximated by a relatively simple polynomial.
+//   approximated by a relatively simple polynomial.
 //
 //   This polynomial resembles the truncated Taylor series
 //
diff --git a/sysdeps/ia64/fpu/s_expm1l.S b/sysdeps/ia64/fpu/s_expm1l.S
index 5f135faf67..a3a6e401e8 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ia64/fpu/s_expm1l.S
+++ b/sysdeps/ia64/fpu/s_expm1l.S
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 // Case exp_small:
 //
 //   Here, exp(X) and exp(X) - 1 can all be 
-//   appproximated by a relatively simple polynomial.
+//   approximated by a relatively simple polynomial.
 //
 //   This polynomial resembles the truncated Taylor series
 //