diff --git a/chapter08/coreutils.xml b/chapter08/coreutils.xml
index dfe6d0da5..36d428981 100644
--- a/chapter08/coreutils.xml
+++ b/chapter08/coreutils.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 ./configure \
           build system, so the configuration files must
           be regenerated.  Normally we would use the
           <parameter>-i</parameter> option to update the standard
-          auxilary files, but for this package it does not work because
+          auxiliary files, but for this package it does not work because
           <filename>configure.ac</filename> specified an old gettext
           version.</para>
         </listitem>
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 ./configure \
       <varlistentry>
         <term><command>automake -af</command></term>
         <listitem>
-	  <para>The automake auxilary files were not updated by
+	  <para>The automake auxiliary files were not updated by
 	  <command>autoreconf</command> due to the missing
 	  <parameter>-i</parameter> option.  This command updates them
 	  to prevent a build failure.</para>