diff --git a/lib/Statistics/statistics.cpp b/lib/Statistics/statistics.cpp
index 0489d25413..649d9042b2 100644
--- a/lib/Statistics/statistics.cpp
+++ b/lib/Statistics/statistics.cpp
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ StatisticsDistribution* TRI_BytesReceivedDistributionStatistics;
 TRI_server_statistics_t TRI_ServerStatistics;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// @brief physical memeory
+/// @brief physical memory
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 uint64_t TRI_PhysicalMemory;
diff --git a/lib/Statistics/statistics.h b/lib/Statistics/statistics.h
index 24d550a917..c11a74b30b 100644
--- a/lib/Statistics/statistics.h
+++ b/lib/Statistics/statistics.h
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ extern triagens::basics::StatisticsDistribution* TRI_BytesReceivedDistributionSt
 extern TRI_server_statistics_t TRI_ServerStatistics;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// @brief physical memeory
+/// @brief physical memory
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 extern uint64_t TRI_PhysicalMemory;