diff --git a/lib/setup.c b/lib/setup.c
index 43c2acbd..9f69d073 100644
--- a/lib/setup.c
+++ b/lib/setup.c
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ int crypt_format(struct crypt_device *cd,
 					uuid, params);
 	else {
 		/* FIXME: allow plugins here? */
-		log_err(cd, _("Unkown crypt device type %s requesed.\n"), type);
+		log_err(cd, _("Unknown crypt device type %s requested.\n"), type);
 		r = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/cryptsetup.c b/src/cryptsetup.c
index b2918c7a..d6a39bb9 100644
--- a/src/cryptsetup.c
+++ b/src/cryptsetup.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{ "batch-mode",        'q',  POPT_ARG_NONE,                               &opt_batch_mode,        0, N_("Do not ask for confirmation"),                                     NULL },
 		{ "version",           '\0',  POPT_ARG_NONE,                              &opt_version_mode,      0, N_("Print package version"),                                     NULL },
 		{ "timeout",           't',  POPT_ARG_INT,                                &opt_timeout,           0, N_("Timeout for interactive passphrase prompt (in seconds)"),          N_("secs") },
-		{ "tries",             'T',  POPT_ARG_INT,                                &opt_tries,             0, N_("How often the input of the passphrase canbe retried"),            NULL },
+		{ "tries",             'T',  POPT_ARG_INT,                                &opt_tries,             0, N_("How often the input of the passphrase can be retried"),            NULL },
 		{ "align-payload",     '\0',  POPT_ARG_INT,                               &opt_align_payload,     0, N_("Align payload at <n> sector boundaries - for luksFormat"),         N_("SECTORS") },
 		{ "non-exclusive",     '\0',  POPT_ARG_NONE,                              &opt_non_exclusive,     0, N_("(Obsoleted, see man page.)"),        NULL },
 		{ "header-backup-file",'\0',  POPT_ARG_STRING,                            &opt_header_backup_file,0, N_("File with LUKS header and keyslots backup."),        NULL },