- correct typo

2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/applets/applets.c b/applets/applets.c
index bbe12034a..82a6417de 100644
--- a/applets/applets.c
+++ b/applets/applets.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static void check_suid (struct BB_applet *applet)
           } else
                 setuid (ruid);                  /* no suid -> drop */
         } else {
-                /* default: drop all priviledges */
+                /* default: drop all privileges */
           setgid (rgid);
           setuid (ruid);
         }
@@ -391,9 +391,9 @@ static void check_suid (struct BB_applet *applet)
 
   if (applet->need_suid == _BB_SUID_ALWAYS) {
         if (geteuid () != 0)
-          bb_error_msg_and_die ("This applet requires root priviledges!");
+          bb_error_msg_and_die ("This applet requires root privileges!");
   } else if (applet->need_suid == _BB_SUID_NEVER) {
-        setgid (rgid);                          /* drop all priviledges */
+        setgid (rgid);                          /* drop all privileges */
         setuid (ruid);
   }
 }
diff --git a/docs/contributing.txt b/docs/contributing.txt
index e80fc135c..aad43035c 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.txt
+++ b/docs/contributing.txt
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ coder, you may be invited to become a committer, thus enabling you to commit
 changes directly to CVS. This is nice because you don't have to wait for
 someone else to commit your change for you, you can just do it yourself.
 
-But note that this is a priviledge that comes with some responsibilities. You
+But note that this is a privilege that comes with some responsibilities. You
 should test your changes before you commit them. You should also talk to an
 applet maintainer before you make any kind of sweeping changes to somebody
 else's code. Big changes should still go to the mailing list first. Remember,