diff --git a/signals.go b/signals.go
index 8ea560142..7c53542c8 100644
--- a/signals.go
+++ b/signals.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type signalHandler struct {
 	tty     *tty
 }
 
-// forward handles the main signal event loop forwarding, resizing, or reaping depeding
+// forward handles the main signal event loop forwarding, resizing, or reaping depending
 // on the signal received.
 func (h *signalHandler) forward(process *libcontainer.Process) (int, error) {
 	// make sure we know the pid of our main process so that we can return
diff --git a/tty.go b/tty.go
index d72957dae..cf8793033 100644
--- a/tty.go
+++ b/tty.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer"
 )
 
-// newTty creates a new pty for use with the container.  If a tty is not to be
+// newTty creates a new tty for use with the container.  If a tty is not to be
 // created for the process, pipes are created so that the TTY of the parent
 // process are not inherited by the container.
 func newTty(create bool, p *libcontainer.Process, rootuid int) (*tty, error) {