diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/code16gcc.h b/arch/i386/boot/code16gcc.h
index 3bd848093b9d..d93e48010b61 100644
--- a/arch/i386/boot/code16gcc.h
+++ b/arch/i386/boot/code16gcc.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * code16gcc.h
  *
  * This file is -include'd when compiling 16-bit C code.
- * Note: this asm() needs to be emitted before gcc omits any code.
+ * Note: this asm() needs to be emitted before gcc emits any code.
  * Depending on gcc version, this requires -fno-unit-at-a-time or
  * -fno-toplevel-reorder.
  *
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/edd.c b/arch/i386/boot/edd.c
index 25a282494f4c..77d92daf7923 100644
--- a/arch/i386/boot/edd.c
+++ b/arch/i386/boot/edd.c
@@ -72,17 +72,18 @@ static u32 read_mbr_sig(u8 devno, struct edd_info *ei)
 	u32 mbrsig;
 	u32 buf_base, mbr_base;
 	extern char _end[];
-	static char mbr_buf[1024];
 
 	sector_size = ei->params.bytes_per_sector;
 	if (!sector_size)
 		sector_size = 512; /* Best available guess */
 
+	/* Produce a naturally aligned buffer on the heap */
 	buf_base = (ds() << 4) + (u32)&_end;
 	mbr_base = (buf_base+sector_size-1) & ~(sector_size-1);
-	mbrbuf_ptr = mbr_buf + (mbr_base-buf_base);
+	mbrbuf_ptr = _end + (mbr_base-buf_base);
 	mbrbuf_end = mbrbuf_ptr + sector_size;
 
+	/* Make sure we actually have space on the heap... */
 	if (!(boot_params.hdr.loadflags & CAN_USE_HEAP))
 		return 0;
 	if (mbrbuf_end > (char *)(size_t)boot_params.hdr.heap_end_ptr)
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/header.S b/arch/i386/boot/header.S
index 6b9923fb6eae..7f4a2c53bd76 100644
--- a/arch/i386/boot/header.S
+++ b/arch/i386/boot/header.S
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ start_of_setup:
 	int	$0x13
 #endif
 
-# We will have entired with %cs = %ds+0x20, normalize %cs so
+# We will have entered with %cs = %ds+0x20, normalize %cs so
 # it is on par with the other segments.
 	pushw	%ds
 	pushw	$setup2
@@ -280,4 +280,4 @@ die:
 	.section ".initdata", "a"
 setup_corrupt:
 	.byte	7
-	.string	"No setup signature found..."
+	.string	"No setup signature found...\n"
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/pm.c b/arch/i386/boot/pm.c
index 1df025c73261..6be9ca811d17 100644
--- a/arch/i386/boot/pm.c
+++ b/arch/i386/boot/pm.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static void move_kernel_around(void)
  */
 static void mask_all_interrupts(void)
 {
-	outb(0xff, 0xa1);	/* Mask all interrupts on the seconday PIC */
+	outb(0xff, 0xa1);	/* Mask all interrupts on the secondary PIC */
 	io_delay();
 	outb(0xfb, 0x21);	/* Mask all but cascade on the primary PIC */
 	io_delay();
diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/video-bios.c b/arch/i386/boot/video-bios.c
index afea46c500cc..68e65d95cdfd 100644
--- a/arch/i386/boot/video-bios.c
+++ b/arch/i386/boot/video-bios.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static int set_bios_mode(u8 mode)
 		     : "+a" (ax)
 		     : : "ebx", "ecx", "edx", "esi", "edi");
 
-	do_restore = 1;		/* Assume video contents was lost */
+	do_restore = 1;		/* Assume video contents were lost */
 	new_mode = ax & 0x7f;	/* Not all BIOSes are clean with the top bit */
 
 	if (new_mode == mode)