diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fd748a4dc..c72d8ef15 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ FUNC_NO_LOCALTIME_R="the 'g_date_set_time' function will not be MT-safe
 
 AIX_COMPILE_INFO="AIX's C compiler needs to be called by a different name, when
 		linking threaded applications. As GLib cannot do that 
-		automatically, you will get an linkg error everytime you are 
+		automatically, you will get an linking error every time you are
 		not using the right compiler. In that case you have to relink 
 		with the right compiler. Ususally just '_r' is appended 
 		to the compiler name."
diff --git a/docs/reference/gobject/glib-mkenums.xml b/docs/reference/gobject/glib-mkenums.xml
index a59cacf43..7e0eabd27 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gobject/glib-mkenums.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/gobject/glib-mkenums.xml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ will be appended to the template's <literal>file-tail</literal> section.
 <varlistentry>
 <term><option>--eprod</option> <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></term>
 <listitem><para>
-Emits <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> everytime an enum is encountered
+Emits <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable> every time an enum is encountered
 in the input files.
 </para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>