diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpi_internal.h b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpi_internal.h
index 332fb59ac789..93d2908d957a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpi_internal.h
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpi_internal.h
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ struct hpi_data_compat32 {
 #endif
 
 struct hpi_buffer {
-  /** placehoder for backward compatibility (see dwBufferSize) */
+  /** placeholder for backward compatibility (see dwBufferSize) */
 	struct hpi_msg_format reserved;
 	u32 command; /**< HPI_BUFFER_CMD_xxx*/
 	u32 pci_address; /**< PCI physical address of buffer for DSP DMA */
diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpicmn.c b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpicmn.c
index fe2e1ae3853d..808f18447fa9 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpicmn.c
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpicmn.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ u16 hpi_validate_response(struct hpi_message *phm, struct hpi_response *phr)
 	}
 
 	if (phr->function != phm->function) {
-		HPI_DEBUG_LOG(ERROR, "header type %d invalid\n",
+		HPI_DEBUG_LOG(ERROR, "header function %d invalid\n",
 			phr->function);
 		return HPI_ERROR_INVALID_RESPONSE;
 	}
diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpimsgx.c b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpimsgx.c
index 83b7e7337933..2e779421a618 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpimsgx.c
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpimsgx.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 
-Extended Message Function With Response Cacheing
+Extended Message Function With Response Caching
 
 (C) Copyright AudioScience Inc. 2002
 *****************************************************************************/