diff --git a/pod/perl5101delta.pod b/pod/perl5101delta.pod
index 1fdd0451d9..986981e6b0 100644
--- a/pod/perl5101delta.pod
+++ b/pod/perl5101delta.pod
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ replaced by C<->, so that F<ext/Data/Dumper/> is now F<ext/Data-Dumper/>,
 etc.  The names of the extensions as specified to F<Configure>, and as
 reported by C<%Config::Config> under the keys C<dynamic_ext>,
 C<known_extensions>, C<nonxs_ext> and C<static_ext> have not changed, and
-still use C</>. Hence this change will not have any affect once perl is
+still use C</>. Hence this change will not have any effect once perl is
 installed. However, C<Attribute::Handlers>, C<Safe> and C<mro> have now
 become extensions in their own right, so if you run F<Configure> with
 options to specify an exact list of extensions to build, you will need to
diff --git a/pod/perl5160delta.pod b/pod/perl5160delta.pod
index bc65a7b52b..512168b30c 100644
--- a/pod/perl5160delta.pod
+++ b/pod/perl5160delta.pod
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ OPs are freed.  C<MADPROP>s are now allocated with C<PerlMemShared_malloc()>
 
 =item *
 
-F<makedef.pl> has been refactored.  This should have no noticeable affect on
+F<makedef.pl> has been refactored.  This should have no noticeable effect on
 any of the platforms that use it as part of their build (AIX, VMS, Win32).
 
 =item *