diff --git a/resolvconf.8.in b/resolvconf.8.in
index 6930b0f962d6..c0174a052ffa 100644
--- a/resolvconf.8.in
+++ b/resolvconf.8.in
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ on the
 Here are some options for the above commands:-
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Fl f
-Ignore non existant interfaces.
+Ignore non existent interfaces.
 Only really useful for deleting interfaces.
 .It Fl m Ar metric
 Set the metric of the interface when adding it, default of 0.
diff --git a/resolvconf.in b/resolvconf.in
index f77c13425bae..db3269d2f0d0 100644
--- a/resolvconf.in
+++ b/resolvconf.in
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ usage()
 	  -u               Run updates from our current DNS information
 
 	Options:
-	  -f               Ignore non existant interfaces
+	  -f               Ignore non existent interfaces
 	  -m metric        Give the added DNS information a metric
 	  -p               Mark the interface as private
 	  -x               Mark the interface as exclusive
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ export RESOLVCONF DOMAINS SEARCH NAMESERVERS LOCALNAMESERVERS
 retval=0
 
 # Run scripts in the same directory resolvconf is run from
-# in case any scripts accidently dump files in the wrong place.
+# in case any scripts accidentally dump files in the wrong place.
 cd "$_PWD"
 for script in "$LIBEXECDIR"/*; do
 	if [ -f "$script" ]; then