diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca88d9b76..2c6ad85ea 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ ENDIF(WIN32)
 #luigi#ENDIF(UNIX)
 ########################################################################################################
 
-OPTION(OSG_NOTIFY_DISABLED "Set to ON to build OpenSceneGraph with the noitfy() disabled." OFF)
+OPTION(OSG_NOTIFY_DISABLED "Set to ON to build OpenSceneGraph with the notify() disabled." OFF)
 
 OPTION(OSG_USE_FLOAT_MATRIX "Set to ON to build OpenSceneGraph with float Matrix instead of double." OFF)
 MARK_AS_ADVANCED(OSG_USE_FLOAT_MATRIX)
diff --git a/examples/osgunittests/osgunittests.cpp b/examples/osgunittests/osgunittests.cpp
index 2acd10b3a..d77b30a32 100644
--- a/examples/osgunittests/osgunittests.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgunittests/osgunittests.cpp
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ void testThreadInitAndExit()
         OpenThreads::Thread::microSleep(5000000);
     }
 
-    std::cout<<"pass    noitfy thread test."<<std::endl<<std::endl;
+    std::cout<<"pass    notify thread test."<<std::endl<<std::endl;
 }
 
 void testPolytope()