diff --git a/hw/e1000.c b/hw/e1000.c
index d573f7033b..be7474f7b9 100644
--- a/hw/e1000.c
+++ b/hw/e1000.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "net.h"
 
 #define __iomem
-typedef int boolean_t;
 #include "e1000_hw.h"
 
 #define DEBUG
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index deff1496ef..f99dd9ba7e 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -4928,7 +4928,7 @@ static int drive_init(struct drive_opt *arg, int snapshot,
                        "cache", NULL };
 
     if (check_params(buf, sizeof(buf), params, str) < 0) {
-         fprintf(stderr, "qemu: unknowm parameter '%s' in '%s'\n",
+         fprintf(stderr, "qemu: unknown parameter '%s' in '%s'\n",
                          buf, str);
          return -1;
     }