diff --git a/sound/usb/usx2y/usx2yhwdeppcm.c b/sound/usb/usx2y/usx2yhwdeppcm.c
index 287ef73..a51340f 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usx2y/usx2yhwdeppcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usx2y/usx2yhwdeppcm.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  at standard samplerates,
  what led to this part of the usx2y module: 
  It provides the alsa kernel half of the usx2y-alsa-jack driver pair.
- The pair uses a hardware dependant alsa-device for mmaped pcm transport.
+ The pair uses a hardware dependent alsa-device for mmaped pcm transport.
  Advantage achieved:
          The usb_hc moves pcm data from/into memory via DMA.
          That memory is mmaped by jack's usx2y driver.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
          2periods works but is useless cause of crackling).
 
  This is a first "proof of concept" implementation.
- Later, functionalities should migrate to more apropriate places:
+ Later, functionalities should migrate to more appropriate places:
  Userland:
  - The jackd could mmap its float-pcm buffers directly from alsa-lib.
  - alsa-lib could provide power of 2 period sized shaping combined with int/float