diff --git a/Documentation/cpusets.txt b/Documentation/cpusets.txt
index d17b7d2dd771..a09a8eb80665 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpusets.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpusets.txt
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ the available CPU and Memory resources amongst the requesting tasks.
 But larger systems, which benefit more from careful processor and
 memory placement to reduce memory access times and contention,
 and which typically represent a larger investment for the customer,
-can benefit from explictly placing jobs on properly sized subsets of
+can benefit from explicitly placing jobs on properly sized subsets of
 the system.
 
 This can be especially valuable on:
diff --git a/drivers/char/cyclades.c b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
index cf4c3648463d..c7f818cd7b02 100644
--- a/drivers/char/cyclades.c
+++ b/drivers/char/cyclades.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static char rcsid[] =
  * make sure "cyc" appears in all kernel messages; all soft interrupts
  * handled by same routine; recognize out-of-band reception; comment
  * out some diagnostic messages; leave RTS/CTS flow control to hardware;
- * fix race condition in -Z buffer management; only -Y needs to explictly
+ * fix race condition in -Z buffer management; only -Y needs to explicitly
  * flush chars; tidy up some startup messages;
  *
  * Revision 1.36.4.18  1996/07/25 18:57:31  bentson
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mesh.c b/drivers/scsi/mesh.c
index b235556b7b65..bdccf73cf9fe 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mesh.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mesh.c
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ static void start_phase(struct mesh_state *ms)
 		 * issue a SEQ_MSGOUT to get the mesh to drop ACK.
 		 */
 		if ((in_8(&mr->bus_status0) & BS0_ATN) == 0) {
-			dlog(ms, "bus0 was %.2x explictly asserting ATN", mr->bus_status0);
+			dlog(ms, "bus0 was %.2x explicitly asserting ATN", mr->bus_status0);
 			out_8(&mr->bus_status0, BS0_ATN); /* explicit ATN */
 			mesh_flush_io(mr);
 			udelay(1);