diff --git a/src/mca/mpi/topo/.lam_ignore b/src/mca/mpi/topo/.lam_ignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/mca/mpi/topo/Makefile.am b/src/mca/mpi/topo/Makefile.am
index 41c7d19dbf..760880b536 100644
--- a/src/mca/mpi/topo/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/mpi/topo/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ DIST_SUBDIRS = base $(MCA_topo_ALL_SUBDIRS)
 
 headers = topo.h
 
-# Condittoponally install the header files
+# Conditionally install the header files
 
 if WANT_INSTALL_HEADERS
 lamdir = $(includedir)/lam/mca/mpi/topo