diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 2e68110..4e78696 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ static void usage(bool compat)
 		print_output("	-L, --level level	set lzma/bzip2/gzip compression level (1-9, default 7)\n");
 	print_output("	-N, --nice-level value	Set nice value to value (default %d)\n", compat ? 0 : 19);
 	print_output("	-p, --threads value	Set processor count to override number of threads\n");
-	print_output("	-m, --maxram size	Set maximim available ram in hundreds of MB\n");
-	print_output("				overrides detected ammount of available ram\n");
+	print_output("	-m, --maxram size	Set maximum available ram in hundreds of MB\n");
+	print_output("				overrides detected amount of available ram\n");
 	print_output("	-T, --threshold		Disable LZO compressibility testing\n");
 	print_output("	-U, --unlimited		Use unlimited window size beyond ramsize (potentially much slower)\n");
 	print_output("	-w, --window size	maximum compression window in hundreds of MB\n");
diff --git a/man/lrz.1.pod b/man/lrz.1.pod
index cb819bf..efd44d2 100644
--- a/man/lrz.1.pod
+++ b/man/lrz.1.pod
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ Set processor count to override number of threads.
 
 =item B<-m> I<size>
 
-Set maximim available ram as I<size> * 100 MB.
+Set maximum available ram as I<size> * 100 MB.
 Overrides detected amount of available ram.
 
 =item B<--threshold>
diff --git a/man/lrzip.1 b/man/lrzip.1
index 1a12ce6..ebb37ac 100644
--- a/man/lrzip.1
+++ b/man/lrzip.1
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ Low level options:
  \-L, \-\-level level       set lzma/bzip2/gzip compression level (1-9, default 7)
  \-N, \-\-nice-level value  Set nice value to value (default 19)
  \-p, \-\-threads value     Set processor count to override number of threads
- \-m, \-\-maxram size       Set maximim available ram in hundreds of MB
-                         overrides detected ammount of available ram
+ \-m, \-\-maxram size       Set maximum available ram in hundreds of MB
+                         overrides detected amount of available ram
  \-T, \-\-threshold         Disable LZO compressibility testing
  \-U, \-\-unlimited         Use unlimited window size beyond ramsize (potentially much slower)
  \-w, \-\-window size       maximum compression window in hundreds of MB