diff --git a/udev/udev.xml b/udev/udev.xml
index f11a56cc0..4c35e1979 100644
--- a/udev/udev.xml
+++ b/udev/udev.xml
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
                 event process for a long period of time may block all further events for
                 this or a dependent device. Long running tasks need to be immediately
                 detached from the event process itself.</para>
-                <para>If the specifiefd string starts with
+                <para>If the specified string starts with
                 <option>socket:<replaceable>path</replaceable></option>, all current event
                 values will be passed to the specified socket, as a message in the same
                 format the kernel sends an uevent. If the first character of the specified path
diff --git a/udev/udevadm.xml b/udev/udevadm.xml
index 7ed2107f8..9d905abd0 100644
--- a/udev/udevadm.xml
+++ b/udev/udevadm.xml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
             <varlistentry>
               <term><option>--quiet</option></term>
               <listitem>
-                <para>Do not print any output, like the remaining queue entries when reachin the timeout.</para>
+                <para>Do not print any output, like the remaining queue entries when reaching the timeout.</para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
             <varlistentry>