diff --git a/bootscripts/lfs/init.d/rc b/bootscripts/lfs/init.d/rc
index 3a4712690..febf80a85 100644
--- a/bootscripts/lfs/init.d/rc
+++ b/bootscripts/lfs/init.d/rc
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "${previous}" == "N" ]; then export IN_BOOT=1; fi
 
-if [ "$runlevel" == "6" ] && [ -n ${FASTBOOT} ]; then
+if [ "$runlevel" == "6" ] && [ -n "${FASTBOOT}" ]; then
    touch /fastboot
 fi
 
diff --git a/prologue/why.xml b/prologue/why.xml
index 44049c786..4ea445bc9 100644
--- a/prologue/why.xml
+++ b/prologue/why.xml
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
       <listitem>
         <para>PCRE</para>
 
-        <para>This package is provides a library that can be used to implement
+        <para>This package provides a library that can be used to implement
         regular expression pattern matching using the same syntax and semantics
         as Perl 5.  It is a mandatory dependency of Glib, and can also be used
         by Grep.</para>
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 
         <para>This package contains programs for compressing and decompressing 
         files.  It provides the highest compression generally available
-        and the useful for decompressing packages XZ or LZMA format.</para>
+        and is useful for decompressing packages XZ or LZMA format.</para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>