diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index dba218229d..10862899fe 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -3231,7 +3231,7 @@ static int lxcFreezeContainer(virDomainObjPtr vm)
 
         /*
          * Returning EBUSY explicitly indicates that the group is
-         * being freezed but incomplete and other errors are true
+         * being frozen but incomplete, and other errors are true
          * errors.
          */
         if (r < 0 && r != -EBUSY) {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 4ff8a2d0d7..e587183157 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -12091,7 +12091,7 @@ qemuDomainSnapshotFSFreeze(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 {
     qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
     virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg;
-    int freezed;
+    int frozen;
 
     if (priv->quiesced) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID, "%s",
@@ -12113,9 +12113,9 @@ qemuDomainSnapshotFSFreeze(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     virObjectUnref(cfg);
 
     qemuDomainObjEnterAgent(vm);
-    freezed = qemuAgentFSFreeze(priv->agent);
+    frozen = qemuAgentFSFreeze(priv->agent);
     qemuDomainObjExitAgent(vm);
-    return freezed < 0 ? -2 : freezed;
+    return frozen < 0 ? -2 : frozen;
 }
 
 /* Return -1 on error, otherwise number of thawed filesystems. */