diff --git a/lib/kafs/kafs.3 b/lib/kafs/kafs.3
index 8ae07b698..8ebb11855 100644
--- a/lib/kafs/kafs.3
+++ b/lib/kafs/kafs.3
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ and
 .Pp
 .Fn krb5_afslog ,
 .Fn kafs_settoken5
-can be configured to behave diffrently via a 
+can be configured to behave differently via a 
 .Nm krb5_appdefault
 option
 .Li afs-use-524
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ as application name when running the
 .Nm krb5_appdefault
 function call.
 .Pp
-The (uppercased) cellname is used as the realm to the
+The (uppercased) cell name is used as the realm to the
 .Nm krb5_appdefault function.
 .Pp
 .\" The extra arguments are the ubiquitous context, and the cache id where
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ characters is put in
 .Fn k_pioctl
 does a
 .Fn pioctl
-syscall with the specified arguments. This function is equivalent to
+system call with the specified arguments. This function is equivalent to
 .Fn lpioctl .
 .Pp
 .Fn k_setpag