diff --git a/kernel/user_namespace.c b/kernel/user_namespace.c
index 9a4b980d695b8f2f525c92a4b3ef058150448d7c..8d62863721b055fe5ef6f9a0a5bceee16b2ec395 100644
--- a/kernel/user_namespace.c
+++ b/kernel/user_namespace.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int create_user_ns(struct cred *new)
 	/*
 	 * Verify that we can not violate the policy of which files
 	 * may be accessed that is specified by the root directory,
-	 * by verifing that the root directory is at the root of the
+	 * by verifying that the root directory is at the root of the
 	 * mount namespace which allows all files to be accessed.
 	 */
 	ret = -EPERM;
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ static ssize_t map_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			goto out;
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
-	/* Be very certaint the new map actually exists */
+	/* Be very certain the new map actually exists */
 	if (new_map.nr_extents == 0)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ static bool new_idmap_permitted(const struct file *file,
 
 	/* Allow the specified ids if we have the appropriate capability
 	 * (CAP_SETUID or CAP_SETGID) over the parent user namespace.
-	 * And the opener of the id file also had the approprpiate capability.
+	 * And the opener of the id file also has the appropriate capability.
 	 */
 	if (ns_capable(ns->parent, cap_setid) &&
 	    file_ns_capable(file, ns->parent, cap_setid))