diff --git a/man/journald.conf.xml b/man/journald.conf.xml
index 5d07509f7c..13470b2a43 100644
--- a/man/journald.conf.xml
+++ b/man/journald.conf.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
                                 prefixed with
                                 <literal>System</literal> apply to the
                                 journal files when stored on a
-                                persistant file system, more
+                                persistent file system, more
                                 specifically
                                 <filename>/var/log/journal</filename>. The
                                 options prefixed with
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@
                                 exists. Otherwise only the latter
                                 applies. Note that this means that
                                 during early boot and if the
-                                administrator disabled persistant
+                                administrator disabled persistent
                                 logging only the latter options apply,
-                                while the former apply if persistant
+                                while the former apply if persistent
                                 logging is enabled and the system is
                                 fully booted
                                 up. <varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname>
diff --git a/man/systemd-journald.service.xml b/man/systemd-journald.service.xml
index 202ea00400..5d39c50f62 100644
--- a/man/systemd-journald.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-journald.service.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
                 <para>By default the journal stores log data in
                 <filename>/run/log/journal/</filename>. Since
                 <filename>/run/</filename> is volatile log data is
-                lost at reboot. To make the data persistant it
+                lost at reboot. To make the data persistent it
                 is sufficient to create
                 <filename>/var/log/journal/</filename> where
                 <filename>systemd-journald</filename> will then store