diff --git a/lib/stdio/lib_fgetc.c b/lib/stdio/lib_fgetc.c
index 58a199724f6..4e521e8403d 100644
--- a/lib/stdio/lib_fgetc.c
+++ b/lib/stdio/lib_fgetc.c
@@ -86,10 +86,13 @@
 
 int fgetc(FAR FILE *stream)
 {
-  unsigned char c;
-  if (lib_fread(&c, 1, stream) > 0)
+  unsigned char ch;
+  ssize_t ret;
+
+  ret = lib_fread(&ch, 1, stream);
+  if (ret > 0)
     {
-      return c;
+      return ch;
     }
   else
     {
diff --git a/lib/stdio/lib_gets.c b/lib/stdio/lib_gets.c
index 33ae48aaabe..20b2906df96 100644
--- a/lib/stdio/lib_gets.c
+++ b/lib/stdio/lib_gets.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 FAR char *gets(FAR char *s)
 {
   /* gets is ALMOST the same as fgets using stdin and no
-   * lenght limit (hence, the unsafeness of gets).  So let
+   * length limit (hence, the unsafeness of gets).  So let
    * fgets do most of the work.
    */