diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
index 64919b6a2b..5fd4052585 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_policy.rst
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ The requirements for changing the ABI are:
    API becomes non-experimental, then the old one is marked with
    ``__rte_deprecated``.
 
-    - The depreciated API should follow the notification process to be removed,
+    - The deprecated API should follow the notification process to be removed,
       see  :ref:`deprecation_notices`.
 
     - At the declaration of the next major ABI version, those ABI changes then
diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
index dd96527ee5..7afd1c1886 100644
--- a/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/contributing/abi_versioning.rst
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ that library.
  ...
 
 However when a new ABI version is declared, for example DPDK ``22``, old
-depreciated functions may be safely removed at this point and the entire old
+deprecated functions may be safely removed at this point and the entire old
 major ABI version removed, see the section :ref:`deprecating_entire_abi` on
 how this may be done.
 
diff --git a/lib/kni/rte_kni.h b/lib/kni/rte_kni.h
index b0eaf46104..62fa4c792b 100644
--- a/lib/kni/rte_kni.h
+++ b/lib/kni/rte_kni.h
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ struct rte_kni_conf {
 	uint32_t core_id;   /* Core ID to bind kernel thread on */
 	uint16_t group_id;  /* Group ID */
 	unsigned mbuf_size; /* mbuf size */
-	struct rte_pci_addr addr; /* depreciated */
-	struct rte_pci_id id; /* depreciated */
+	struct rte_pci_addr addr; /* deprecated */
+	struct rte_pci_id id; /* deprecated */
 
 	__extension__
 	uint8_t force_bind : 1; /* Flag to bind kernel thread */