diff --git a/src/cocoa_init.m b/src/cocoa_init.m
index 626d15828..6aa882067 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_init.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_init.m
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
     _glfwTerminateNSGL();
     _glfwTerminateJoysticksNS();
 
-    _glfwDestroyAutorealeasePool();
+    _glfwDestroyAutoreleasePool();
 }
 
 const char* _glfwPlatformGetVersionString(void)
@@ -390,9 +390,8 @@ void _glfwCreateAutoreleasePool()
     }
 }
 
-// Clears and resets the autorealease pool if GLFW is managing its own even loop,
-// and not using the built-in NSApplication event loop. GLFW creates its own
-// autorelease pool only if it is running its own event loop
+// Clears and resets the autorelease pool only if if GLFW is managing its own
+// event loop, and not using the built-in NSApplication event loop.
 void _glfwResetAutoreleasePool()
 {
     if(!isNSApplicationRunning())
@@ -402,7 +401,7 @@ void _glfwResetAutoreleasePool()
     }
 }
 
-void _glfwDestroyAutorealeasePool()
+void _glfwDestroyAutoreleasePool()
 {
     if(!isNSApplicationRunning())
     {
diff --git a/src/cocoa_platform.h b/src/cocoa_platform.h
index 524ef6545..165311a25 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_platform.h
+++ b/src/cocoa_platform.h
@@ -162,12 +162,11 @@ void _glfwPollMonitorsNS(void);
 GLFWbool _glfwSetVideoModeNS(_GLFWmonitor* monitor, const GLFWvidmode* desired);
 void _glfwRestoreVideoModeNS(_GLFWmonitor* monitor);
 
-// If GLFW is running as a stand-alone application, we create a global autorealease
+// If GLFW is running as a stand-alone application, we create a global autorelease
 // pool. If GLFW is running in an existing native Cocoa app, the underlying
-// NSApplication creates its own autorelease pool. These functions check if GLFW
-// is running in a Cocoa app or not, and creates the autorealease pool accordingly.
+// NSApplication create its own autorelease pool. These functions check if GLFW
+// is running in a Cocoa app or not, and creates the autorelease pool accordingly.
 // If GLFW is in a Cocoa app, these functions don't do anything
 void _glfwCreateAutoreleasePool();
 void _glfwResetAutoreleasePool();
-void _glfwDestroyAutorealeasePool();
-
+void _glfwDestroyAutoreleasePool();