diff --git a/zipl/src/disk.c b/zipl/src/disk.c
index 7d4fe853..2b320511 100644
--- a/zipl/src/disk.c
+++ b/zipl/src/disk.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ static int disk_set_info_complete(struct job_target_data *td,
  * To exclude any user assumptions about the DEVICE, this function
  * should be called with TD pointing to a zeroed structure.
  *
- * DEVICE: logical, or physical device, optionally formated with a
+ * DEVICE: logical, or physical device, optionally formatted with a
  * file system.
  */
 int disk_get_info(const char *device, struct job_target_data *td,
@@ -1061,6 +1061,7 @@ disk_write_block_buffer_align(struct misc_fd *mfd, int fd_is_basedisk, const voi
 	count = (bytecount + info->phy_block_size - 1) / info->phy_block_size;
 	*blocklist = (disk_blockptr_t *)util_zalloc(sizeof(disk_blockptr_t) *
 						    count);
+
 	if (*blocklist == NULL) {
 		close(mfd->fd);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/zipl/src/install.c b/zipl/src/install.c
index 137793af..0d0e3c89 100644
--- a/zipl/src/install.c
+++ b/zipl/src/install.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static int install_eckd_cdl_ld(int fd, disk_blockptr_t *br,
 		return -1;
 	rc = DRY_RUN_FUNC(misc_write(fd, &vl, sizeof(vl)));
 	if (rc)
-		error_text("Could not update volume lablel 'vol1'");
+		error_text("Could not update volume label 'vol1'");
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/zipl/src/misc.c b/zipl/src/misc.c
index f0a83dec..512a9f5b 100644
--- a/zipl/src/misc.c
+++ b/zipl/src/misc.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ misc_write(int fd, const void* data, size_t count)
 }
 
 /**
- * Instead of writing, upadte only current position in the file
+ * Instead of writing, update only current position in the file
  */
 static int misc_simulate_write(int fd, size_t count)
 {