diff --git a/deps/README.md b/deps/README.md
index 367ee1627..a227d07d3 100644
--- a/deps/README.md
+++ b/deps/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ just following tose steps:
 
 1. Remove the jemalloc directory.
 2. Substitute it with the new jemalloc source tree.
-3. Edit the Makefile localted in the same directory as the README you are
+3. Edit the Makefile located in the same directory as the README you are
    reading, and change the --with-version in the Jemalloc configure script
    options with the version you are using. This is required because otherwise
    Jemalloc configuration script is broken and will not work nested in another
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ If you want to upgrade Jemalloc while also providing support for
 active defragmentation, in addition to the above steps you need to perform
 the following additional steps:
 
-5. In Jemalloc three, file `include/jemalloc/jemalloc_macros.h.in`, make sure
+5. In Jemalloc tree, file `include/jemalloc/jemalloc_macros.h.in`, make sure
    to add `#define JEMALLOC_FRAG_HINT`.
 6. Implement the function `je_get_defrag_hint()` inside `src/jemalloc.c`. You
    can see how it is implemented in the current Jemalloc source tree shipped
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ and our version:
 
 1. Makefile is modified to allow a different compiler than GCC.
 2. We have the implementation source code, and directly link to the following external libraries: `lua_cjson.o`, `lua_struct.o`, `lua_cmsgpack.o` and `lua_bit.o`.
-3. There is a security fix in `ldo.c`, line 498: The check for `LUA_SIGNATURE[0]` is removed in order toa void direct bytecode execution.
+3. There is a security fix in `ldo.c`, line 498: The check for `LUA_SIGNATURE[0]` is removed in order to avoid direct bytecode execution.