diff --git a/configs/sim/README.txt b/configs/sim/README.txt
index a6d6f548a3..e72117711e 100644
--- a/configs/sim/README.txt
+++ b/configs/sim/README.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ longjmp().  This context switching is available for 32-bit and 64-bit
 targets.  You must, however, set the correct target in the configuration
 before you build: HOST_X86_64 or HOST_X86 for 62- and 32-bit targets,
 respectively.  On a 64-bit machine, you can also force the 32-bit build
-with CONFIG_SIM_M32=y.
+with CONFIG_SIM_M32=y (which does not seem to be supported by more
+contemporary x86_64 compilers).
 
 There are other 64-bit issues as well.  For example, addresses are retained in
 32-bit unsigned integer types in a few places.  On a 64-bit machine, the 32-bit
diff --git a/net/local/local_fifo.c b/net/local/local_fifo.c
index 243ea866b0..2d00f8caba 100644
--- a/net/local/local_fifo.c
+++ b/net/local/local_fifo.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ int local_release_halfduplex(FAR struct local_conn_s *conn)
    * to destory the FIFO will leave the FIFO resources in place after the
    * communications have completed.
    *
-   * I am thinking that ther should be something like a timer.  The timer
+   * I am thinking that there should be something like a timer.  The timer
    * would be started at the completion of each transfer and cancelled at
    * the beginning of each transfer.  If the timer expires, then the FIFO
    * would be destroyed.