diff --git a/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c b/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c
index a7b80c1..3380297 100644
--- a/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c
+++ b/lib/decompress_bunzip2.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
 		outbuf = malloc(BZIP2_IOBUF_SIZE);
 
 	if (!outbuf) {
-		error("Could not allocate output bufer");
+		error("Could not allocate output buffer");
 		return RETVAL_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 	}
 	if (buf)
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@
 	else
 		inbuf = malloc(BZIP2_IOBUF_SIZE);
 	if (!inbuf) {
-		error("Could not allocate input bufer");
+		error("Could not allocate input buffer");
 		i = RETVAL_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
 		goto exit_0;
 	}