diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index f67a442ba..13f4ca67a 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
           <para>[dj] - Introduce -isystem to use the final system location of
-          gcc's internel headers in the GlibC build.</para>
+          gcc's internal headers in the Glibc build.</para>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[ken] - Update some library versions in Stripping Again, partly
diff --git a/chapter06/createfiles.xml b/chapter06/createfiles.xml
index 1dabbbbfd..5df57ef2a 100644
--- a/chapter06/createfiles.xml
+++ b/chapter06/createfiles.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ ln -sv bash /bin/sh</userinput></screen>
     <varlistentry revision="systemd">
       <term><parameter><filename>/usr/lib/lib{blkid,lzma,mount,uuid}.{a,la,so*}</filename></parameter></term>
       <listitem>
-        <para>These links prevent systemd utilities from being acquiring an
+        <para>These links prevent systemd utilities from acquiring an
         unnecessary reference to the
         <filename class="directory">/tools</filename> directory.</para>
       </listitem>
diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml
index d43853431..cdcdf2e47 100644
--- a/chapter06/glibc.xml
+++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ unset GCC_INCDIR</userinput></screen>
         <term><parameter>CC="gcc -isystem $GCC_INCDIR -isystem /usr/include"</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Setting the location of both gcc and system include directories
-          avoids introduction of invalid paths in debuging symbols.</para>
+          avoids introduction of invalid paths in debugging symbols.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>