diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/fence.c b/drivers/dma-buf/fence.c
index 7bb9d65d9a2c..e5541117b3e9 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/fence.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/fence.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fence_add_callback);
  * @cb:		[in]	the callback to remove
  *
  * Remove a previously queued callback from the fence. This function returns
- * true if the callback is succesfully removed, or false if the fence has
+ * true if the callback is successfully removed, or false if the fence has
  * already been signaled.
  *
  * *WARNING*:
diff --git a/include/linux/fence.h b/include/linux/fence.h
index d174585b874b..39efee130d2b 100644
--- a/include/linux/fence.h
+++ b/include/linux/fence.h
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ struct fence_cb {
  * from irq context, so normal spinlocks can be used.
  *
  * A return value of false indicates the fence already passed,
- * or some failure occured that made it impossible to enable
- * signaling. True indicates succesful enabling.
+ * or some failure occurred that made it impossible to enable
+ * signaling. True indicates successful enabling.
  *
  * fence->status may be set in enable_signaling, but only when false is
  * returned.
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index b556e0ab946f..70ee0d3a2be3 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ i2c_register_board_info(int busnum, struct i2c_board_info const *info,
  * to name two of the most common.
  *
  * The return codes from the @master_xfer field should indicate the type of
- * error code that occured during the transfer, as documented in the kernel
+ * error code that occurred during the transfer, as documented in the kernel
  * Documentation file Documentation/i2c/fault-codes.
  */
 struct i2c_algorithm {