diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 81636172bc..d73052db68 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ config OF_LIBFDT
 	help
 	  This enables the FDT library (libfdt). It provides functions for
 	  accessing binary device tree images in memory, such as adding and
-	  removing notes and properties, scanning through the tree and finding
+	  removing nodes and properties, scanning through the tree and finding
 	  particular compatible nodes. The library operates on a flattened
 	  version of the device tree.
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ config SPL_OF_LIBFDT
 	help
 	  This enables the FDT library (libfdt). It provides functions for
 	  accessing binary device tree images in memory, such as adding and
-	  removing notes and properties, scanning through the tree and finding
+	  removing nodes and properties, scanning through the tree and finding
 	  particular compatible nodes. The library operates on a flattened
 	  version of the device tree.
 
diff --git a/tools/dtoc/dtb_platdata.py b/tools/dtoc/dtb_platdata.py
index 1f85343a9f..041a33188f 100644
--- a/tools/dtoc/dtb_platdata.py
+++ b/tools/dtoc/dtb_platdata.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class DtbPlatdata(object):
         return lines
 
     def scan_dtb(self):
-        """Scan the device tree to obtain a tree of notes and properties
+        """Scan the device tree to obtain a tree of nodes and properties
 
         Once this is done, self._fdt.GetRoot() can be called to obtain the
         device tree root node, and progress from there.