diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 487209b37..ba0caf8b4 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::processFile(const std::string& filename, std::istream& fi
 void CppCheck::internalError(const std::string &filename, const std::string &msg)
 {
     const std::string fixedpath = Path::toNativeSeparators(filename);
-    const std::string fullmsg("Bailing out from checking " + fixedpath + " since there was a internal error: " + msg);
+    const std::string fullmsg("Bailing out from checking " + fixedpath + " since there was an internal error: " + msg);
 
     if (_settings.isEnabled("information")) {
         const ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::FileLocation loc1(filename, 0);
diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.h b/lib/cppcheck.h
index 5a6241410..27ba73ba4 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.h
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
-    /** @brief There has been a internal error => Report information message */
+    /** @brief There has been an internal error => Report information message */
     void internalError(const std::string &filename, const std::string &msg);
 
     /**