diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index d79467e9cd4..b2601003a62 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -7973,7 +7973,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         exit_nicely(conn);
     }
 
-    /* Set always-secure search path, so malicous users can't take control. */
+    /* Set always-secure search path, so malicious users can't take control. */
     res = PQexec(conn,
                  "SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false)");
     if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
@@ -8143,7 +8143,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         exit_nicely(conn);
     }
 
-    /* Set always-secure search path, so malicous users can't take control. */
+    /* Set always-secure search path, so malicious users can't take control. */
     res = PQexec(conn,
                  "SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false)");
     if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
@@ -8370,7 +8370,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         exit_nicely(conn);
     }
 
-    /* Set always-secure search path, so malicous users can't take control. */
+    /* Set always-secure search path, so malicious users can't take control. */
     res = PQexec(conn, "SET search_path = testlibpq3");
     if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
     {
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/lobj.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/lobj.sgml
index 5fa50f44579..e0d635d0be0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/lobj.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/lobj.sgml
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         exit_nicely(conn);
     }
 
-    /* Set always-secure search path, so malicous users can't take control. */
+    /* Set always-secure search path, so malicious users can't take control. */
     res = PQexec(conn,
                  "SELECT pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', '', false)");
     if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)