diff --git a/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs b/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs
index 4107bb3e04b..e8e4bdd9742 100644
--- a/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs
+++ b/esp-hal/src/timer/systimer.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 //!
 //! let mut systimer = SystemTimer::new(peripherals.SYSTIMER);
 //!
-//! // Get the current timestamp, in microseconds:
+//! // Get the current tick count:
 //! let now = SystemTimer::now();
 //!
 //! let frozen_unit = FrozenUnit::new(&mut systimer.unit0);
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/i2c_display.rs b/examples/src/bin/i2c_display.rs
index 05a950ae850..35600e24215 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/i2c_display.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/i2c_display.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn main() -> ! {
         .build();
 
     loop {
-        // Fill display bufffer with a centered text with two lines (and two text
+        // Fill display buffer with a centered text with two lines (and two text
         // styles)
         Text::with_alignment(
             "esp-hal",