diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 4b76b33b82..128583521c 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2016-11-27  Ambrogino Modigliani  <ambrogino.modigliani@gmail.com>
+
+	* deffilep.y: Fix spelling in comments.
+
 2016-11-27  Ambrogino Modigliani  <ambrogino.modigliani@gmail.com>
 
 	* scripttempl/ia64vms.sc: Fix spelling in comments.
diff --git a/ld/deffilep.y b/ld/deffilep.y
index 837de0e75f..302016cc76 100644
--- a/ld/deffilep.y
+++ b/ld/deffilep.y
@@ -904,8 +904,8 @@ def_file_add_directive (def_file *my_def, const char *param, int len)
       /* Scan forward until we encounter any of:
           - the end of the buffer
 	  - the start of a new option
-	  - a newline seperating options
-          - a NUL seperating options.  */
+	  - a newline separating options
+          - a NUL separating options.  */
       for (tend = (char *) (param + 1);
 	   (tend < pend
 	    && !(ISSPACE (tend[-1]) && *tend == '-')