diff --git a/sys/man/2/auth b/sys/man/2/auth
index 1583d7bc1..9078a97c6 100644
--- a/sys/man/2/auth
+++ b/sys/man/2/auth
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ take a pointer to a routine,
 .IR getkey ,
 to invoke should
 .I factotum
-not posess a key for the authentication.  If
+not possess a key for the authentication.  If
 .I getkey
 is nil, the authentication fails.
 .I Getkey
diff --git a/sys/man/3/arch b/sys/man/3/arch
index 621836353..24ba227d0 100644
--- a/sys/man/3/arch
+++ b/sys/man/3/arch
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Reads from
 .I acpitbls
 return a concatenation of system ACPI tables. Each table
 is prefixed with a fixed size header that gives the name
-sigature and size of the table (see section
+signature and size of the table (see section
 .IR "5.2.6 System Description Table Header"
 in the ACPI specification).
 .SH EXAMPLE