diff --git a/sys/arm/at91/at91_st.c b/sys/arm/at91/at91_st.c
index e195653aa3b4..ac20bc183406 100644
--- a/sys/arm/at91/at91_st.c
+++ b/sys/arm/at91/at91_st.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ cpu_initclocks(void)
 		hz = 32768 / rel_value;
 		tick = 1000000 / hz;
 	}
-	/* Disable all interrupts. */
+	/* Disable all interrupts. */
 	WR4(ST_IDR, 0xffffffff);
 	/* The system timer shares the system irq (1) */
 	irq = bus_alloc_resource(dev, SYS_RES_IRQ, &rid, 1, 1, 1,
diff --git a/sys/arm/sa11x0/sa11x0_ost.c b/sys/arm/sa11x0/sa11x0_ost.c
index 1ffb26ca8984..21991e532e4e 100644
--- a/sys/arm/sa11x0/sa11x0_ost.c
+++ b/sys/arm/sa11x0/sa11x0_ost.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ cpu_initclocks()
 	stathz = STATHZ;
 	profhz = stathz;
 #if 0
-	mtx_init(&clock_lock, "SA1110 Clock locké", NULL, MTX_SPIN);
+	mtx_init(&clock_lock, "SA1110 Clock locked", NULL, MTX_SPIN);
 #endif
 	saost_sc->sc_statclock_step = TIMER_FREQUENCY / stathz;
 	struct resource *irq1, *irq2;
diff --git a/sys/dev/bxe/bxe_hsi.h b/sys/dev/bxe/bxe_hsi.h
index dfaa052530b3..e9c01b18a391 100644
--- a/sys/dev/bxe/bxe_hsi.h
+++ b/sys/dev/bxe/bxe_hsi.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ struct port_hw_cfg {			/* port 0: 0x12c  port 1: 0x2bc */
 	 * 4 times 16 bits for all 4 lanes. In case external PHY is present
 	 * (not direct mode), those values will not take effect on the 4 XGXS
 	 * lanes. For some external PHYs (such as 8706 and 8726) the values
-	 * will be used to configure the external PHY – in those cases, not
+	 * will be used to configure the external PHY -- in those cases, not
 	 * all 4 values are needed.
 	 */
 	uint16_t xgxs_config_rx[4];			/* 0x198 */
diff --git a/sys/dev/hpt27xx/README b/sys/dev/hpt27xx/README
index 57085f7967b3..f70375316ad9 100644
--- a/sys/dev/hpt27xx/README
+++ b/sys/dev/hpt27xx/README
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Revision History:
         /kernel text=0x24f1db data=0x3007ec+0x2062c -
         
         Hit [Enter] to boot immediagely, or any other key for command prompt.
-        Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds¡­
+        Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds
         
          <-- press SPACE key here 
         Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help.
diff --git a/sys/dev/hptmv/readme.txt b/sys/dev/hptmv/readme.txt
index 6143076adeee..177f9f94e168 100644
--- a/sys/dev/hptmv/readme.txt
+++ b/sys/dev/hptmv/readme.txt
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Revision History:
         /kernel text=0x24f1db data=0x3007ec+0x2062c -
         
         Hit [Enter] to boot immediagely, or any other key for command prompt.
-        Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds¡­
+        Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds
         
          <-- press SPACE key here 
         Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help.
diff --git a/sys/dev/nxge/include/xgehal-channel.h b/sys/dev/nxge/include/xgehal-channel.h
index d7866491f70e..2f637b2688de 100644
--- a/sys/dev/nxge/include/xgehal-channel.h
+++ b/sys/dev/nxge/include/xgehal-channel.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ typedef enum xge_hal_channel_reopen_e {
  * Channel callback gets called by HAL if, and only if, there is at least
  * one new completion on a given ring or fifo channel. Upon processing the
  * first @dtrh ULD is _supposed_ to continue consuming completions
- * usingáone of the following HAL APIs:
+ * using one of the following HAL APIs:
  *    - xge_hal_fifo_dtr_next_completed()
  *      or
  *    - xge_hal_ring_dtr_next_completed().
diff --git a/sys/dev/nxge/xgehal/xgehal-fifo-fp.c b/sys/dev/nxge/xgehal/xgehal-fifo-fp.c
index efc4d377fb13..6c28c5588507 100644
--- a/sys/dev/nxge/xgehal/xgehal-fifo-fp.c
+++ b/sys/dev/nxge/xgehal/xgehal-fifo-fp.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ xge_hal_fifo_dtr_free(xge_hal_channel_h channelh, xge_hal_dtr_h dtr)
  * in fifo descriptor.
  * @channelh: Channel handle.
  * @dtrh: Descriptor handle.
- * @frag_idx: Index of the data buffer in the caller's scatter-gather listá
+ * @frag_idx: Index of the data buffer in the caller's scatter-gather list
  *            (of buffers).
  * @vaddr: Virtual address of the data buffer.
  * @dma_pointer: DMA address of the data buffer referenced by @frag_idx.
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ xge_hal_fifo_dtr_buffer_finalize(xge_hal_channel_h channelh, xge_hal_dtr_h dtrh,
  * descriptor.
  * @channelh: Channel handle.
  * @dtrh: Descriptor handle.
- * @frag_idx: Index of the data buffer in the caller's scatter-gather listá
+ * @frag_idx: Index of the data buffer in the caller's scatter-gather list
  *            (of buffers).
  * @dma_pointer: DMA address of the data buffer referenced by @frag_idx.
  * @size: Size of the data buffer (in bytes).
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/ds1-fw.h b/sys/dev/sound/pci/ds1-fw.h
index a34d2338954c..13c4745ebe5c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/ds1-fw.h
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/ds1-fw.h
@@ -822,9 +822,9 @@ static u_int32_t	CntrlInst[] = {
 	1999/06/21
 	Buf441 slot is Enabled.
    --------------------------------------------
-   04/09�@creat
+   04/09  @creat
    04/12  stop nise fix
-   06/21�@WorkingOff timming
+   06/21  @WorkingOff timming
 */
 
 static u_int32_t	CntrlInst1E[] = {