diff --git a/nixos/tests/nscd.nix b/nixos/tests/nscd.nix
index 393c97f61095..75e478725d49 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/nscd.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/nscd.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix (
     # build a getent that itself doesn't see anything in /etc/hosts and
     # /etc/nsswitch.conf, by using libredirect to steer its own requests to
     # /dev/null.
-    # This means is /has/ to go via nscd to actuallly resolve any of the
+    # This means is /has/ to go via nscd to actually resolve any of the
     # additionally configured hosts.
     getent' = pkgs.writeScript "getent-without-etc-hosts" ''
       export NIX_REDIRECTS=/etc/hosts=/dev/null:/etc/nsswitch.conf=/dev/null
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libredirect/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libredirect/package.nix
index ebc52708dded..a19d7151dd56 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libredirect/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libredirect/package.nix
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ else
 
       ''
       + lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64) ''
-        # dylib will be rejected unless dylib rpath gets explictly set
+        # dylib will be rejected unless dylib rpath gets explicitly set
         install_name_tool \
           -change $libName $out/lib/$libName \
           $out/lib/$libName