diff --git a/src/array.hpp b/src/array.hpp
index fe903ffd..c6b5d93d 100644
--- a/src/array.hpp
+++ b/src/array.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace zmq
         {
         }
 
-        //  The destructor doesn't have to be virtual. It is mad virtual
+        //  The destructor doesn't have to be virtual. It is made virtual
         //  just to keep ICC and code checking tools from complaining.
         inline virtual ~array_item_t ()
         {
diff --git a/src/ypipe_conflate.hpp b/src/ypipe_conflate.hpp
index 55850640..ab903c92 100644
--- a/src/ypipe_conflate.hpp
+++ b/src/ypipe_conflate.hpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace zmq
         {
         }
 
-        //  The destructor doesn't have to be virtual. It is mad virtual
+        //  The destructor doesn't have to be virtual. It is made virtual
         //  just to keep ICC and code checking tools from complaining.
         inline virtual ~ypipe_conflate_t ()
         {