diff --git a/include/linux/spinlock.h b/include/linux/spinlock.h
index ed7c4d6b8235..031ce8617df8 100644
--- a/include/linux/spinlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/spinlock.h
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static inline void do_raw_spin_unlock(raw_spinlock_t *lock) __releases(lock)
 
 /*
  * Define the various spin_lock methods.  Note we define these
- * regardless of whether CONFIG_SMP or CONFIG_PREEMPT are set. The
+ * regardless of whether CONFIG_SMP or CONFIG_PREEMPTION are set. The
  * various methods are defined as nops in the case they are not
  * required.
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h b/include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h
index 42dfab89e740..b762eaba4cdf 100644
--- a/include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h
+++ b/include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static inline int __raw_spin_trylock(raw_spinlock_t *lock)
 
 /*
  * If lockdep is enabled then we use the non-preemption spin-ops
- * even on CONFIG_PREEMPT, because lockdep assumes that interrupts are
+ * even on CONFIG_PREEMPTION, because lockdep assumes that interrupts are
  * not re-enabled during lock-acquire (which the preempt-spin-ops do):
  */
 #if !defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_LOCKBREAK) || defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC)