diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
index bd143c9dd3e6d0084c08c40d972082e4b9f9db29..8e210aafdfd05396db165bd32c4f68a07e25e05f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pnx4008_wdt.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static long pnx4008_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 static int pnx4008_wdt_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	if (!test_bit(WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE, &wdt_status))
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "WATCHDOG: Device closed unexpectdly\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "WATCHDOG: Device closed unexpectedly\n");
 
 	wdt_disable();
 	clk_disable(wdt_clk);
diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c
index 4c2a4e8698f9922813f8d31b86bca583f9985239..e37d81178b9e7bd5326cd5dbbbfafe3f91a2d885 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/stmp3xxx_wdt.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int stmp3xxx_wdt_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (!nowayout) {
 		if (!test_bit(WDT_OK_TO_CLOSE, &wdt_status)) {
 			wdt_ping();
-			pr_debug("%s: Device closed unexpectdly\n", __func__);
+			pr_debug("%s: Device closed unexpectedly\n", __func__);
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 		} else {
 			wdt_disable();