diff --git a/rauc.1 b/rauc.1
index 3401a96ce..7585ba3f5 100644
--- a/rauc.1
+++ b/rauc.1
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ The subcommands \fBmark-good\fR and \fBmark-bad\fR can be used to set the state
 explicitly. These subcommands usually operate on the currently booted slot if not specified per
 additional parameter.
 
-The subcommand \fBmark-active\fR allows to manually switch to a different slot. Here too,
+The subcommand \fBmark-active\fR allows one to manually switch to a different slot. Here too,
 the desired slot can be given per parameter, otherwise the currently booted one is used.
 
 \fBOptions:\fR
diff --git a/src/mbr.c b/src/mbr.c
index f74cca2d7..c11372f1f 100644
--- a/src/mbr.c
+++ b/src/mbr.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static gboolean get_raw_partition_entry(gint fd,
 
 	if (partition->start % sector_size || partition->size % sector_size) {
 		g_set_error(error, R_UPDATE_ERROR, R_UPDATE_ERROR_FAILED,
-				"Partition start address or size is not a multipe"
+				"Partition start address or size is not a multiple"
 				" of sector size %d", sector_size);
 		goto out;
 	}