diff --git a/testsuites/psxtests/psxmsgq01/init.c b/testsuites/psxtests/psxmsgq01/init.c
index 487f268a44..56e680326f 100644
--- a/testsuites/psxtests/psxmsgq01/init.c
+++ b/testsuites/psxtests/psxmsgq01/init.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ static void verify_blocking_mq_timedsend( void )
 
   /*
    * Create and suspend the receive thread early so that we don't overwrite the
-   * ETIMEDOUT in executing->Wait.return_code.  This verifies the succesful
+   * ETIMEDOUT in executing->Wait.return_code.  This verifies the successful
    * mq_timedreceive() later.
    */
 
diff --git a/testsuites/psxtmtests/psxtmmq01/init.c b/testsuites/psxtmtests/psxtmmq01/init.c
index b6c813dbe9..e734cdded9 100644
--- a/testsuites/psxtmtests/psxtmmq01/init.c
+++ b/testsuites/psxtmtests/psxtmmq01/init.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void *POSIX_Init(
   benchmark_mq_unlink();
   /* closing the first queue */
   benchmark_mq_close(0);
-  /* now repeat basically the same, but for the timed-send/recive */
+  /* now repeat basically the same, but for the timed-send/receive */
   /* open the first queue */
   benchmark_mq_open(0);
   /* send message using the first queue */