diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-firmware.c b/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-firmware.c
index 0594f89ea7f285210c51c0230952a10595f86a02..1189ec37134ee16c59eaa91208236ddc61375312 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-firmware.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/common/sst-firmware.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static void block_list_remove(struct sst_dsp *dsp,
 			err = block->ops->disable(block);
 			if (err < 0)
 				dev_err(dsp->dev,
-					"error: cant disable block %d:%d\n",
+					"error: can't disable block %d:%d\n",
 					block->type, block->index);
 		}
 	}
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int block_list_prepare(struct sst_dsp *dsp,
 			ret = block->ops->enable(block);
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				dev_err(dsp->dev,
-					"error: cant disable block %d:%d\n",
+					"error: can't disable block %d:%d\n",
 					block->type, block->index);
 				goto err;
 			}
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c b/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c
index 0ff89ea96ccfa7a2e0bdec3c3f6f19e51aeb57b0..773688b8eb3f7db3b25201df54a8da1850aee336 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ static int sst_hsw_dx_state_dump(struct sst_hsw *hsw)
 
 	ret = sst_dsp_dma_get_channel(sst, 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: cant allocate dma channel %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: can't allocate dma channel %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ int sst_hsw_dsp_load(struct sst_hsw *hsw)
 
 	ret = sst_dsp_dma_get_channel(dsp, 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: cant allocate dma channel %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: can't allocate dma channel %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ static int sst_hsw_dsp_restore(struct sst_hsw *hsw)
 
 	ret = sst_dsp_dma_get_channel(dsp, 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: cant allocate dma channel %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(hsw->dev, "error: can't allocate dma channel %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}