diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index a381d1d862..f0d768916a 100644
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ installing the SUNski package from Sun patch 105710-01 (Sparc) which
 adds a /dev/random device and make sure it gets used, usually through
 $RANDFILE.  There are probably similar patches for the other Solaris
 versions.  However, be warned that /dev/random is usually a blocking
-device, which may have som effects on OpenSSL.
+device, which may have some effects on OpenSSL.
 
 
 * Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols?
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ unsigned char *buf, *p;
 int len;
 
 len = i2d_PKCS7(p7, NULL);
-buf = OPENSSL_Malloc(len); /* or Malloc, error checking omitted */
+buf = OPENSSL_malloc(len); /* or Malloc, error checking omitted */
 p = buf;
 i2d_PKCS7(p7, &p);