diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index baf5a7afd..40c517326 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ This is a new stable release of NetworkManager.  Notable changes include:
 
 * The libnm-glib library, deprecated in favor of libnm since NetworkManager 1.0,
   and disabled by default since NetworkManager 1.12, has now been removed.
-* The DHCP client now defaults to "internal". The default can be overriden
+* The DHCP client now defaults to "internal". The default can be overridden
   at build time by using the --with-config-dhcp-default option of the
   configure script or at run time by setting the main.dhcp option in the
   configuration file.
diff --git a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml
index d86523c13..36e10061d 100644
--- a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml
+++ b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ no-auto-default=*
             files without preserving their contents.
           </para>
           <para>
-            The path can also be overriden by pointing to a specific
+            The path can also be overridden by pointing to a specific
             existing and writable directory.  On the other hand setting
             this to an empty string or any other value disables the
             profile conversion mechanism.