diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 887c26dc9..6e406bd5f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([tests],
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_TESTS], [test "x$enable_tests" = "xyes"])
 
 # LXC container path, where the containers are actually stored
-# This is overriden by an entry in the file called LXCCONF
+# This is overridden by an entry in the file called LXCCONF
 # (i.e. /etc/lxc/lxc.conf)
 AC_ARG_WITH([config-path],
 	[AC_HELP_STRING(
diff --git a/src/lxc/log.c b/src/lxc/log.c
index ff512e38b..68a181c3a 100644
--- a/src/lxc/log.c
+++ b/src/lxc/log.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ char *log_fname;  // default to NULL, set in lxc_log_set_file.
 int do_lxc_log_set_file(const char *fname, int from_default)
 {
 	if (lxc_log_specified) {
-		INFO("lxc.logfile overriden by command line");
+		INFO("lxc.logfile overridden by command line");
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (lxc_log_fd != -1) {