diff --git a/src/microhttpd/mhd_str.c b/src/microhttpd/mhd_str.c
index 61e5604b..82b12311 100644
--- a/src/microhttpd/mhd_str.c
+++ b/src/microhttpd/mhd_str.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ MHD_str_equal_caseless_ (const char * str1, const char * str2)
  * first @a maxlen characters.
  * @param str1 first string to compare
  * @param str2 second string to compare
- * @patam maxlen maximum number of characters to compare
+ * @param maxlen maximum number of characters to compare
  * @return non-zero if two strings are equal, zero otherwise.
  */
 int
diff --git a/src/microhttpd/mhd_str.h b/src/microhttpd/mhd_str.h
index 22d09cff..e14a308e 100644
--- a/src/microhttpd/mhd_str.h
+++ b/src/microhttpd/mhd_str.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ MHD_str_equal_caseless_ (const char * str1,
  * first @a maxlen characters.
  * @param str1 first string to compare
  * @param str2 second string to compare
- * @patam maxlen maximum number of characters to compare
+ * @param maxlen maximum number of characters to compare
  * @return non-zero if two strings are equal, zero otherwise.
  */
 int