diff --git a/DOCS/README b/DOCS/README
index c41d853853..486a0e9036 100644
--- a/DOCS/README
+++ b/DOCS/README
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Thanks for reading MPlayer documentation !!!
       can be found in the HTML-single/ directory, each language in its 
       own subdirectory.
 
-   c, If the HTML/ or HTML-single/ directories doesn't contain your language, 
+   c, If the HTML/ or HTML-single/ directories don't contain your language, 
       try the subdirectories in this very same folder.
 
 
diff --git a/DOCS/xml/README.maintainers b/DOCS/xml/README.maintainers
index b76adae33c..6d7de010f2 100644
--- a/DOCS/xml/README.maintainers
+++ b/DOCS/xml/README.maintainers
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ in subdirectories of the 'HTML' and 'HTML-single' directories.
 IMPORTANT: Do NOT place sensitive files under 'HTML' or 'HTML-single'!
 	   It is for generated documentation only.
 	   The whole directory tree is wiped out by the Makefile
-	   when running 'make distclean' or 'make clean-html'.
+	   when running 'make distclean' or 'make clean'.
 	   Also, subdirectories are wiped out one by one before
 	   creating the HTML files.