diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
index 064c74db41..e295332c9c 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ raisechar=^^</programlisting>
 	of a serial console.  If you encounter difficulty with these
 	steps, please see the more extensive explaination of all the
 	options and advanced settings in
-	<xref linked="serialconsole-howto">.</para>
+	<xref linkend="serialconsole-howto">.</para>
 
       <procedure>
 
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ raisechar=^^</programlisting>
 	</step>
 
 	<step>
-	  <para><command>echo -h > /boot.config</commend> to enable
+	  <para><command>echo -h > /boot.config</command> to enable
 	    the serial console for the boot loader and kernel.</para>
 	</step>