diff --git a/src/lib/libc/crypt/arc4random.3 b/src/lib/libc/crypt/arc4random.3
index 81200a31..bf88ddde 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/crypt/arc4random.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/crypt/arc4random.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: arc4random.3,v 1.5 1999/05/16 19:54:46 alex Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: arc4random.3,v 1.6 1999/05/17 18:14:36 deraadt Exp $
 .\" Copyright 1997 Niels Provos <provos@physnet.uni-hamburg.de>
 .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ The
 .Fn arc4random_stir
 function reads data from 
 .Pa /dev/arandom
-and uses it to permutate the S-Boxes via
+and uses it to permute the S-Boxes via
 .Fn arc4random_addrandom .
 .Pp
 There is no need to call 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ before using
 .Fn arc4random ,
 since
 .Fn arc4random
-automatically initalizes itself.
+automatically initializes itself.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr rand 3 ,
 .Xr rand48 3 ,