diff --git a/crypto/pem/pem_info.c b/crypto/pem/pem_info.c
index 1c5c6dea0..f1694f112 100644
--- a/crypto/pem/pem_info.c
+++ b/crypto/pem/pem_info.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ int PEM_X509_INFO_write_bio(BIO *bp, X509_INFO *xi, EVP_CIPHER *enc,
 		{
 		if ( (xi->enc_data!=NULL) && (xi->enc_len>0) )
 			{
-			/* copy from wierdo names into more normal things */
+			/* copy from weirdo names into more normal things */
 			iv=xi->enc_cipher.iv;
 			data=(unsigned char *)xi->enc_data;
 			i=xi->enc_len;
diff --git a/doc/ssleay.txt b/doc/ssleay.txt
index 3e964c2e9..fab8d42c4 100644
--- a/doc/ssleay.txt
+++ b/doc/ssleay.txt
@@ -5743,7 +5743,7 @@ strucutre but also the private key and certificate associated with
 
 EXAMPLES.
 
-So lets play at being a wierd SSL server.
+So lets play at being a weird SSL server.
 
 /* setup a context */
 ctx=SSL_CTX_new();