diff --git a/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
index 9d3f4b249..f6f9ed2c1 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ struct cff1
 
       this->blob = sc.reference_table<cff1> (face);
 
-      /* setup for run-time santization */
+      /* setup for run-time sanitization */
       sc.init (this->blob);
       sc.start_processing ();
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh
index 536c918f0..490077a67 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ struct cff2
 
       this->blob = sc.reference_table<cff2> (face);
 
-      /* setup for run-time santization */
+      /* setup for run-time sanitization */
       sc.init (this->blob);
       sc.start_processing ();