diff --git a/hw/ppc4xx_devs.c b/hw/ppc4xx_devs.c
index 7f9ed17138..68bdfaacc7 100644
--- a/hw/ppc4xx_devs.c
+++ b/hw/ppc4xx_devs.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
-/* Generic PowerPC 4xx processor instanciation */
+/* Generic PowerPC 4xx processor instantiation */
 CPUState *ppc4xx_init (const char *cpu_model,
                        clk_setup_t *cpu_clk, clk_setup_t *tb_clk,
                        uint32_t sysclk)
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index e2a83c5a38..ed291c36b2 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -9049,7 +9049,7 @@ static const ppc_def_t ppc_defs[] = {
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
-/* Generic CPU instanciation routine                                         */
+/* Generic CPU instantiation routine                                         */
 static void init_ppc_proc (CPUPPCState *env, const ppc_def_t *def)
 {
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)