diff --git a/sys/dev/wtap/if_wtap.c b/sys/dev/wtap/if_wtap.c
index 040fc340cb13..f9e0c2a7e5c4 100644
--- a/sys/dev/wtap/if_wtap.c
+++ b/sys/dev/wtap/if_wtap.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ wtap_transmit(struct ieee80211com *ic, struct mbuf *m)
 	struct wtap_vap *avp = WTAP_VAP(vap);
 
 	if(ni == NULL){
-		printf("m->m_pkthdr.rcvif is NULL we cant radiotap_tx\n");
+		printf("m->m_pkthdr.rcvif is NULL we can't radiotap_tx\n");
 	}else{
 		if (ieee80211_radiotap_active_vap(vap))
 			ieee80211_radiotap_tx(vap, m);
diff --git a/sys/dev/wtap/wtap_hal/hal.c b/sys/dev/wtap/wtap_hal/hal.c
index 422def943d34..1e23b99bc272 100644
--- a/sys/dev/wtap/wtap_hal/hal.c
+++ b/sys/dev/wtap/wtap_hal/hal.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ new_wtap(struct wtap_hal *hal, int32_t id)
 	    MTX_DEF | MTX_RECURSE);
 
 	if(wtap_attach(hal->hal_devs[id], macaddr)){
-		printf("%s, cant alloc new wtap\n", __func__);
+		printf("%s, can't alloc new wtap\n", __func__);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ free_wtap(struct wtap_hal *hal, int32_t id)
 	}
 
 	if(wtap_detach(hal->hal_devs[id]))
-		printf("%s, cant alloc new wtap\n", __func__);
+		printf("%s, can't alloc new wtap\n", __func__);
 	mtx_destroy(&hal->hal_devs[id]->sc_mtx);
 	free(hal->hal_devs[id], M_WTAP);
 	hal->hal_devs[id] = NULL;