diff --git a/package/neard/neard.mk b/package/neard/neard.mk
index c1804c48a2..e79ed278b4 100644
--- a/package/neard/neard.mk
+++ b/package/neard/neard.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ NEARD_AUTORECONF_OPTS = --include=$(HOST_DIR)/share/autoconf-archive
 NEARD_CONF_OPTS = --disable-traces
 
 # Autoreconf is missing the m4/ directory, which might actually be missing
-# iff it was the first argument, but unfortunately we are overriding the
+# if it was the first argument, but unfortunately we are overriding the
 # first include directory above. Thus we need that hook here.
 define NEARD_CREATE_M4
 	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
diff --git a/package/sdbusplus/sdbusplus.mk b/package/sdbusplus/sdbusplus.mk
index 498b835052..207243b14d 100644
--- a/package/sdbusplus/sdbusplus.mk
+++ b/package/sdbusplus/sdbusplus.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SDBUSPLUS_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 SDBUSPLUS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
 # Autoreconf is missing the m4/ directory, which might actually be missing
-# iff it was the first argument, but unfortunately we are overriding the
+# if it was the first argument, but unfortunately we are overriding the
 # first include directory above. Thus we need that hook here.
 define SDBUSPLUS_CREATE_M4
 	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4
diff --git a/package/thermald/thermald.mk b/package/thermald/thermald.mk
index 9faa47683b..4e3d897bf3 100644
--- a/package/thermald/thermald.mk
+++ b/package/thermald/thermald.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ endef
 THERMALD_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += THERMALD_GTK_DOC_HOOK
 
 # Autoreconf is missing the m4/ directory, which might actually be missing
-# iff it was the first argument, but unfortunately we are overriding the
+# if it was the first argument, but unfortunately we are overriding the
 # first include directory above. Thus we need that hook here.
 define THERMALD_CREATE_M4
 	mkdir -p $(@D)/m4