diff --git a/nova/compute/api.py b/nova/compute/api.py
index 743630d75527..2fbfd61c7380 100644
--- a/nova/compute/api.py
+++ b/nova/compute/api.py
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ class API(base.Base):
     @staticmethod
     def _volume_size(instance_type, bdm):
         size = bdm.get('volume_size')
-        # NOTE (ndipanov): inherit flavour size only for swap and ephemeral
+        # NOTE (ndipanov): inherit flavor size only for swap and ephemeral
         if (size is None and bdm.get('source_type') == 'blank' and
                 bdm.get('destination_type') == 'local'):
             if bdm.get('guest_format') == 'swap':
diff --git a/nova/virt/hardware.py b/nova/virt/hardware.py
index 092d030c5559..0b87b795ac26 100644
--- a/nova/virt/hardware.py
+++ b/nova/virt/hardware.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def get_number_of_serial_ports(flavor, image_meta):
     :param image_meta: nova.objects.ImageMeta object instance
 
     If flavor extra specs is not set, then any image meta value is permitted.
-    If flavour extra specs *is* set, then this provides the default serial
+    If flavor extra specs *is* set, then this provides the default serial
     port count. The image meta is permitted to override the extra specs, but
     *only* with a lower value. ie