diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_util.go b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_util.go
index b0a8141f978..079d8954b3e 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_util.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func detachDiskAndVerify(c *awsElasticBlockStoreCleaner) {
 				// Log error, if any, and continue checking periodically.
 				glog.Errorf("Error verifying EBS Disk (%q) is detached: %v", c.volumeID, err)
 			} else if allPathsRemoved {
-				// All paths to the PD have been succefully removed
+				// All paths to the PD have been successfully removed
 				unmountPDAndRemoveGlobalPath(c)
 				glog.Infof("Successfully detached EBS Disk %q.", c.volumeID)
 				return
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go
index 6be17336ad0..6e926216d34 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func detachDiskAndVerify(c *gcePersistentDiskCleaner) {
 				// Log error, if any, and continue checking periodically.
 				glog.Errorf("Error verifying GCE PD (%q) is detached: %v", c.pdName, err)
 			} else if allPathsRemoved {
-				// All paths to the PD have been succefully removed
+				// All paths to the PD have been successfully removed
 				unmountPDAndRemoveGlobalPath(c)
 				glog.Infof("Successfully detached GCE PD %q.", c.pdName)
 				return