diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index 0125c17edb..cace5ffe64 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@ static int kvm_init(MachineState *ms)
             ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_DIRTY_LOG_RING, 0, ring_bytes);
             if (ret) {
                 error_report("Enabling of KVM dirty ring failed: %s. "
-                             "Suggested mininum value is 1024.", strerror(-ret));
+                             "Suggested minimum value is 1024.", strerror(-ret));
                 goto err;
             }
 
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu-sysemu.c b/target/i386/cpu-sysemu.c
index 1078e3d157..37b7c562f5 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu-sysemu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu-sysemu.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void x86_cpu_get_crash_info_qom(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
     GuestPanicInformation *panic_info;
 
     if (!cs->crash_occurred) {
-        error_setg(errp, "No crash occured");
+        error_setg(errp, "No crash occurred");
         return;
     }