diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 2f28351892c9..489e7d926408 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ unsigned long wait_task_inactive(struct task_struct *p, long match_state)
 		 * it must be off the runqueue _entirely_, and not
 		 * preempted!
 		 *
-		 * So if it wa still runnable (but just not actively
+		 * So if it was still runnable (but just not actively
 		 * running right now), it's preempted, and we should
 		 * yield - it could be a while.
 		 */
@@ -2574,7 +2574,7 @@ void wake_up_new_task(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
 
 /**
- * preempt_notifier_register - tell me when current is being being preempted & rescheduled
+ * preempt_notifier_register - tell me when current is being preempted & rescheduled
  * @notifier: notifier struct to register
  */
 void preempt_notifier_register(struct preempt_notifier *notifier)