diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index d4c869c6d01b2f8d1cc9a5e88d54b641678e9e81..a6f90a6c754a1b573ecdaf0eb849cbfc8e802be5 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ void fuse_release_background(struct fuse_req *req)
 /*
  * This function is called when a request is finished.  Either a reply
  * has arrived or it was interrupted (and not yet sent) or some error
- * occured during communication with userspace, or the device file was
- * closed.  It decreases the referece count for the request.  In case
- * of a background request the referece to the stored objects are
+ * occurred during communication with userspace, or the device file was
+ * closed.  It decreases the reference count for the request.  In case
+ * of a background request the reference to the stored objects are
  * released.  The requester thread is woken up (if still waiting), and
  * finally the request is either freed or put on the unused_list
  *
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 24d761518d864643d0ff1564d4e516b8db4bbeda..5cb456f572c1c97d7bf016b1ac0493dedccbde35 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -349,22 +349,22 @@ int fuse_fsync_common(struct file *file, struct dentry *de, int datasync,
 		      int isdir);
 
 /**
- * Initialise file operations on a regular file
+ * Initialize file operations on a regular file
  */
 void fuse_init_file_inode(struct inode *inode);
 
 /**
- * Initialise inode operations on regular files and special files
+ * Initialize inode operations on regular files and special files
  */
 void fuse_init_common(struct inode *inode);
 
 /**
- * Initialise inode and file operations on a directory
+ * Initialize inode and file operations on a directory
  */
 void fuse_init_dir(struct inode *inode);
 
 /**
- * Initialise inode operations on a symlink
+ * Initialize inode operations on a symlink
  */
 void fuse_init_symlink(struct inode *inode);
 
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ struct fuse_req *fuse_get_request(struct fuse_conn *fc);
 
 /**
  * Decrement reference count of a request.  If count goes to zero put
- * on unused list (preallocated) or free reqest (not preallocated).
+ * on unused list (preallocated) or free request (not preallocated).
  */
 void fuse_put_request(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req);
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ void request_send_noreply(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req);
 void request_send_background(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_req *req);
 
 /**
- * Release inodes and file assiciated with background request
+ * Release inodes and file associated with background request
  */
 void fuse_release_background(struct fuse_req *req);