diff --git a/src/syslogd.c b/src/syslogd.c
index 891be7c..0f5ddd7 100644
--- a/src/syslogd.c
+++ b/src/syslogd.c
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@ static void forw_lookup(struct filed *f)
 	char *serv = f->f_un.f_forw.f_serv;
 	int err, first;
 
-	/* Called from cfline() for firstial lookup? */
+	/* Called from cfline() for initial lookup? */
 	first = f->f_type == F_UNUSED ? 1 : 0;
 
 	diff = timer_now() - f->f_time;
diff --git a/src/syslogd.h b/src/syslogd.h
index a9a1f6a..88a3182 100644
--- a/src/syslogd.h
+++ b/src/syslogd.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #define MAXSVLINE      MAXLINE         /* maximum saved line length */
 #define DEFUPRI        (LOG_USER | LOG_NOTICE)
 #define DEFSPRI        (LOG_KERN | LOG_CRIT)
-#define TIMERINTVL     30              /* interval for checking flush/nslookip */
+#define TIMERINTVL     30              /* interval for checking flush/nslookup */
 #define RCVBUF_MINSIZE (80 * MAXLINE)  /* minimum size of dgram rcv buffer */
 
 /*