diff --git a/doc/doc-support/lib-function-docs.nix b/doc/doc-support/lib-function-docs.nix
index 4306fa9262785..61671bd39059b 100644
--- a/doc/doc-support/lib-function-docs.nix
+++ b/doc/doc-support/lib-function-docs.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     }
     {
       name = "customisation";
-      description = "Functions to customise (derivation-related) functions, derivatons, or attribute sets";
+      description = "Functions to customise (derivation-related) functions, derivations, or attribute sets";
     }
     {
       name = "meta";
diff --git a/pkgs/README.md b/pkgs/README.md
index 052120faa089d..3a4b8b3cb67f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/README.md
+++ b/pkgs/README.md
@@ -628,8 +628,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 }
 ```
 
-Any derivaton can be specified as a test, even if it's in a different file.
-Such a derivaton that implements a test can depend on the package under test, even in the presence of `overrideAttrs`.
+Any derivation can be specified as a test, even if it's in a different file.
+Such a derivation that implements a test can depend on the package under test, even in the presence of `overrideAttrs`.
 
 In the following example, `(my-package.overrideAttrs f).passthru.tests` will work as expected, as long as the definition of `tests` does not rely on the original `my-package` or overrides all occurrences of `my-package`: