diff --git a/src/lib/platform/OSXKeyState.cpp b/src/lib/platform/OSXKeyState.cpp
index aad20729..2278fe30 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/OSXKeyState.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/OSXKeyState.cpp
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ OSXKeyState::fakeKey(const Keystroke& keystroke)
 void
 OSXKeyState::getKeyMapForSpecialKeys(barrier::KeyMap& keyMap, SInt32 group) const
 {
-    // special keys are insensitive to modifers and none are dead keys
+    // special keys are insensitive to modifiers and none are dead keys
     barrier::KeyMap::KeyItem item;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(s_controlKeys) /
                                 sizeof(s_controlKeys[0]); ++i) {
diff --git a/src/test/unittests/barrier/KeyStateTests.cpp b/src/test/unittests/barrier/KeyStateTests.cpp
index bc419334..cc6da8f8 100644
--- a/src/test/unittests/barrier/KeyStateTests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/unittests/barrier/KeyStateTests.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ TEST(KeyStateTests, updateKeyState_activeModifiers_maskNotSet)
     ASSERT_EQ(0, actual);
 }
 
-TEST(KeyStateTests, updateKeyState_activeModifiers_keyMapGotModifers)
+TEST(KeyStateTests, updateKeyState_activeModifiers_keyMapGotModifiers)
 {
     MockKeyMap keyMap;
     MockEventQueue eventQueue;