diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index 69ae622699..103567fb41 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -8080,7 +8080,7 @@ 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)
@@ -8250,7 +8250,7 @@ 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)
@@ -8477,7 +8477,7 @@ 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 10bd17bf1b..fbd65df28c 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)