diff --git a/agent/protect-tool.c b/agent/protect-tool.c
index fa97b694d..d683f4aec 100644
--- a/agent/protect-tool.c
+++ b/agent/protect-tool.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv )
   else if (argc > 1)
     usage (1);
 
-  /* Allocate an CTRL object.  An empty object should sufficient.  */
+  /* Allocate an CTRL object.  An empty object should be sufficient.  */
   ctrl = xtrycalloc (1, sizeof *ctrl);
   if (!ctrl)
     {
diff --git a/doc/DETAILS b/doc/DETAILS
index 1e9682dcd..1411c7154 100644
--- a/doc/DETAILS
+++ b/doc/DETAILS
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ parts of the external API for GPG and GPGSM.
 
 * Format of the colon listings
 
-* 
   The format is a based on colon separated record, each recods starts
   with a tag string and extends to the end of the line.  Here is an
   example:
diff --git a/tests/openpgp/multisig.test b/tests/openpgp/multisig.test
index 9989be5cf..0b723280b 100755
--- a/tests/openpgp/multisig.test
+++ b/tests/openpgp/multisig.test
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Check that gpg verifies only signatures where there is no ambiguity
 # in the order of packets.  Needs the Demo Keys Lima and Mike.
 
-# Note: We do son't support multiple signaturess anymore thus this test is 
+# Note: We do son't support multiple signatures anymore thus this test is
 # not really needed because verify could do the same.  We keep it anyway.
 
 . $srcdir/defs.inc || exit 3