diff --git a/README b/README
index 34f056b..edd2a50 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ The use of magic to detect mime types is optional and can be disabled by
 configuring the build system with -Denable-magic=false.
 
 The use of seccomp to create a sandboxed environment is optional and can be
-disabled by configure the build system with -Denable-seccomp=false.
-The sandbox will by default be set to "normal" mode, which should not interfere
-with the normal operation of zathura. For strict sandbox mode set "sandbox strict"
-in zathurarc. Strict sandbox mode will reduce the available functionality of zathura
-and provide a read only document viewer.
+disabled by configure the build system with -Denable-seccomp=false. The sandbox
+will by default be set to "normal" mode, which should not interfere with the
+normal operation of zathura. For strict sandbox mode set "sandbox strict" in
+zathurarc. Strict sandbox mode will reduce the available functionality of
+zathura and provide a read only document viewer.
 
 Installation
 ------------
diff --git a/doc/man/_synctex.txt b/doc/man/_synctex.txt
index 8a1728b..377fb4c 100644
--- a/doc/man/_synctex.txt
+++ b/doc/man/_synctex.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ interface. To support synctex backwards synchronization, zathura provides a
 D-Bus interface that can be called by the editor. For convince zathura also
 knows how to parse the output of the *synctex view* command. It is enough to
 pass the arguments to *synctex view*'s *-i* option to zathura via
-*--syntex-forward* and zathura will pass the information to the correct
+*--synctex-forward* and zathura will pass the information to the correct
 instance.
 
 For gvim forward and backwards synchronization support can be set up as follows: