diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index ce5ee76..ef39a29 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -2845,7 +2845,7 @@
  *
  * If "forceit" is true, we don't care for errors when attempting backups.
  * In case of an error everything possible is done to restore the original
- * file.  But when "forceit" is TRUE, we risk loosing it.
+ * file.  But when "forceit" is TRUE, we risk losing it.
  *
  * When "reset_changed" is TRUE and "append" == FALSE and "start" == 1 and
  * "end" == curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count, reset curbuf->b_changed.
@@ -4442,7 +4442,7 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * If we have a backup file, try to put it in place of the new file,
-	 * because the new file is probably corrupt.  This avoids loosing the
+	 * because the new file is probably corrupt.  This avoids losing the
 	 * original file when trying to make a backup when writing the file a
 	 * second time.
 	 * When "backup_copy" is set we need to copy the backup over the new