diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index 8ec6b06..23719f0 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@
  * @rtc: pointer to the rtc device
  *
  * This function is called when an AIE, UIE or PIE mode interrupt
- * has occured (or been emulated).
+ * has occurred (or been emulated).
  *
  * Triggers the registered irq_task function callback.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91rm9200.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91rm9200.c
index 518a76e..e39b77a 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91rm9200.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91rm9200.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * The Calendar Alarm register does not have a field for
 	 * the year - so these will return an invalid value.  When an
-	 * alarm is set, at91_alarm_year wille store the current year.
+	 * alarm is set, at91_alarm_year will store the current year.
 	 */
 	tm->tm_year  = bcd2bin(date & AT91_RTC_CENT) * 100;	/* century */
 	tm->tm_year += bcd2bin((date & AT91_RTC_YEAR) >> 8);	/* year */
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
index ca9cff8..a0fc4cf 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-bfin.c
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
  * write would be discarded and things quickly fall apart.
  *
  * To keep this delay from significantly degrading performance (we, in theory,
- * would have to sleep for up to 1 second everytime we wanted to write a
+ * would have to sleep for up to 1 second every time we wanted to write a
  * register), we only check the write pending status before we start to issue
- * a new write.  We bank on the idea that it doesnt matter when the sync
+ * a new write.  We bank on the idea that it doesn't matter when the sync
  * happens so long as we don't attempt another write before it does.  The only
  * time userspace would take this penalty is when they try and do multiple
  * operations right after another ... but in this case, they need to take the
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-lpc32xx.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-lpc32xx.c
index ec8701c..ae16250 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-lpc32xx.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-lpc32xx.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 	spin_lock_init(&rtc->lock);
 
 	/*
-	 * The RTC is on a seperate power domain and can keep it's state
+	 * The RTC is on a separate power domain and can keep it's state
 	 * across a chip power cycle. If the RTC has never been previously
 	 * setup, then set it up now for the first time.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c
index 9aae491..b00aad2 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-x1205.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, rtc);
 
-	/* Check for power failures and eventualy enable the osc */
+	/* Check for power failures and eventually enable the osc */
 	if ((err = x1205_get_status(client, &sr)) == 0) {
 		if (sr & X1205_SR_RTCF) {
 			dev_err(&client->dev,