diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e6a83f165..274e0e3356 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ world: $(DL_DIR) $(BUILD_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR) $(TARGET_DIR) $(TARGETS)
 #############################################################
 #
 # staging and target directories do NOT list these as
-# dependancies anywhere else
+# dependencies anywhere else
 #
 #############################################################
 $(DL_DIR):
diff --git a/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk b/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk
index 89820fcede..60c5f9bd63 100644
--- a/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk
+++ b/toolchain/binutils/binutils.mk
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $(BINUTILS_DIR1)/binutils/objdump: $(BINUTILS_DIR1)/.configured
 $(STAGING_DIR)/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin/ld: $(BINUTILS_DIR1)/binutils/objdump
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BINUTILS_DIR1) install
 
-binutils: dependancies $(STAGING_DIR)/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin/ld
+binutils: dependencies $(STAGING_DIR)/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin/ld
 
 binutils-source: $(DL_DIR)/$(BINUTILS_SOURCE)
 
diff --git a/toolchain/dependancies/dependancies.mk b/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.mk
similarity index 66%
rename from toolchain/dependancies/dependancies.mk
rename to toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.mk
index a0da2509f1..1b25a15733 100644
--- a/toolchain/dependancies/dependancies.mk
+++ b/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.mk
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 ######################################################################
 #
-# Check buildroot dependancies and bail out if the user's
+# Check buildroot dependencies and bail out if the user's
 # system is judged to be lacking....
 #
 ######################################################################
 
-dependancies:
-	$(TOPDIR)/toolchain/dependancies/dependancies.sh
+dependencies:
+	$(TOPDIR)/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
 
-dependancies-source:
+dependencies-source:
 
-dependancies-clean:
+dependencies-clean:
 	rm -f $(SSTRIP_TARGET)
 
-dependancies-dirclean:
+dependencies-dirclean:
 	true
 
 #############################################################
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ dependancies-dirclean:
 #
 #############################################################
 # unconditionally include this one...
-TARGETS+=dependancies
+TARGETS+=dependencies
diff --git a/toolchain/dependancies/dependancies.sh b/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
similarity index 97%
rename from toolchain/dependancies/dependancies.sh
rename to toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
index 45ae75c2a4..c0a23ae1cf 100755
--- a/toolchain/dependancies/dependancies.sh
+++ b/toolchain/dependencies/dependencies.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 #set -x
 
-echo "Checking build system dependancies:"
+echo "Checking build system dependencies:"
 echo ""
 
 
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@ echo "gettext installed:		    Ok"
 # All done
 #
 #############################################################
-echo "Build system dependancies:	    Ok"
+echo "Build system dependencies:	    Ok"