diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
index 7f34778dd23b0fe5262700a4018cc1ac4de3976c..125093c3ef76229296c171167c726c32d8e82b1a 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Introduction
 ------------
 
-The configuration database is collection of configuration options
+The configuration database is a collection of configuration options
 organized in a tree structure:
 
 	+- Code maturity level options
diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
index e2cbd59cf2d0bdcf82ba99064dbf50b86b976f38..50f4eddf899cac4a06724355a2fd26299ab6909d 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ more details, with real examples.
 	The kernel may be built with several different versions of
 	$(CC), each supporting a unique set of features and options.
 	kbuild provide basic support to check for valid options for $(CC).
-	$(CC) is useally the gcc compiler, but other alternatives are
+	$(CC) is usually the gcc compiler, but other alternatives are
 	available.
 
     as-option