diff --git a/cddl/lib/libnvpair/Makefile b/cddl/lib/libnvpair/Makefile
index 630410d30c36..677068fdc8c3 100644
--- a/cddl/lib/libnvpair/Makefile
+++ b/cddl/lib/libnvpair/Makefile
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../../../sys
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../../../cddl/contrib/opensolaris/head
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}/../../../cddl/compat/opensolaris/lib/libumem
 
-# This library uses macros to define fprintf behvavior for several object types
+# This library uses macros to define fprintf behavior for several object types
 # The compiler will see the non-string literal arguments to the fprintf calls and
-# omit warnings for them. Quiese these warnings in contrib code: 
+# omit warnings for them. Quiesce these warnings in contrib code: 
 #
 # cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libnvpair/libnvpair.c:743:12: warning: format
 #   string is not a string literal (potentially insecure) [-Wformat-security]