diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/common/intro.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/common/intro.sgml
index f4b5e6c45c10..f999ce2149cf 100644
--- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/common/intro.sgml
+++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/common/intro.sgml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <sect1>
   <title>Introduction</title>
 
-  <para>This document contains the hardware compatability notes for
+  <para>This document contains the hardware compatibility notes for
   &os; &release.current; on the &arch.print; hardware platform
   (also referred to as &os;/&arch; &release.current;).  It lists
   devices known to work on this platform, as well as some notes on
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
   <note>
     <para>This document includes information specific to the &arch.print;
-    hardware platform.  Versions of the hardware compatability notes
+    hardware platform.  Versions of the hardware compatibility notes
     for other architectures will differ in some details.</para>
   </note>
 </sect1>