diff --git a/backend/matsushita.c b/backend/matsushita.c
index 62bfb0674..f9c219757 100644
--- a/backend/matsushita.c
+++ b/backend/matsushita.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ matsushita_sense_handler (int scsi_fd, unsigned char *result, void __sane_unused
     case 0x06:
       if (asc == 0x29)
 	{
-	  /* Reset occured. May be the backend should retry the
+	  /* Reset occurred. May be the backend should retry the
 	   * command. */
 	  return SANE_STATUS_GOOD;
 	}
diff --git a/backend/matsushita.h b/backend/matsushita.h
index bff7a04a2..a1c61d03e 100644
--- a/backend/matsushita.h
+++ b/backend/matsushita.h
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ struct paper_sizes
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-/* Define a scanner occurence. */
+/* Define a scanner occurrence. */
 typedef struct Matsushita_Scanner
 {
   struct Matsushita_Scanner *next;