diff --git a/drivers/accessibility/speakup/fakekey.c b/drivers/accessibility/speakup/fakekey.c
index 868c47b2a59b..9c0b2403876a 100644
--- a/drivers/accessibility/speakup/fakekey.c
+++ b/drivers/accessibility/speakup/fakekey.c
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ void speakup_fake_down_arrow(void)
 	input_sync(virt_keyboard);
 	__this_cpu_write(reporting_keystroke, false);
 
-	/* reenable preemption */
+	/* re-enable preemption */
 	preempt_enable();
-	/* reenable keyboard interrupts */
+	/* re-enable keyboard interrupts */
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/accessibility/speakup/synth.c b/drivers/accessibility/speakup/synth.c
index d1ec1a7eb160..11cba1fd8715 100644
--- a/drivers/accessibility/speakup/synth.c
+++ b/drivers/accessibility/speakup/synth.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int spk_synth_is_alive_restart(struct spk_synth *synth)
 		/* restart */
 		synth->alive = 1;
 		synth_printf("%s", synth->init);
-		return 2; /* reenabled */
+		return 2; /* re-enabled */
 	}
 	pr_warn("%s: can't restart synth\n", synth->long_name);
 	return 0;