diff --git a/ggsn/ggsn.h b/ggsn/ggsn.h
index 46f8778..1abbc9a 100644
--- a/ggsn/ggsn.h
+++ b/ggsn/ggsn.h
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ struct apn_ctx {
 		uint32_t apn_type_mask;
 		/* GTP-U via TUN device or in Linux kernel */
 		enum apn_gtpu_mode gtpu_mode;
-		/* administratively shut-down (true) or not (false) */
+		/* administratively shut down (true) or not (false) */
 		bool shutdown;
-		/* transmit G-PDU sequeence numbers (true) or not (false) */
+		/* transmit G-PDU sequence numbers (true) or not (false) */
 		bool tx_gpdu_seq;
 	} cfg;
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct ggsn_ctx {
 		char *state_dir;
 		/* Time between Echo requests on each SGSN */
 		unsigned int echo_interval;
-		/* administratively shut-down (true) or not (false) */
+		/* administratively shut down (true) or not (false) */
 		bool shutdown;
 	} cfg;
 
diff --git a/ggsn/ggsn_vty.c b/ggsn/ggsn_vty.c
index fb0caa2..2d49a94 100644
--- a/ggsn/ggsn_vty.c
+++ b/ggsn/ggsn_vty.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ DEFUN(cfg_ggsn_no_default_apn, cfg_ggsn_no_default_apn_cmd,
 
 DEFUN(cfg_ggsn_shutdown, cfg_ggsn_shutdown_cmd,
 	"shutdown ggsn",
-	"Put the GGSN in administrative shut-down\n" GGSN_STR)
+	"Put the GGSN in administrative shutdown\n" GGSN_STR)
 {
 	struct ggsn_ctx *ggsn = (struct ggsn_ctx *) vty->index;
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ DEFUN(cfg_ggsn_shutdown, cfg_ggsn_shutdown_cmd,
 
 DEFUN(cfg_ggsn_no_shutdown, cfg_ggsn_no_shutdown_cmd,
 	"no shutdown ggsn",
-	NO_STR GGSN_STR "Remove the GGSN from administrative shut-down\n")
+	NO_STR GGSN_STR "Remove the GGSN from administrative shutdown\n")
 {
 	struct ggsn_ctx *ggsn = (struct ggsn_ctx *) vty->index;
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static void show_one_sgsn(struct vty *vty, const struct sgsn_peer *sgsn, const c
 
 DEFUN(cfg_ggsn_show_sgsn, cfg_ggsn_show_sgsn_cmd,
 	"show sgsn",
-	NO_STR GGSN_STR "Remove the GGSN from administrative shut-down\n")
+	NO_STR GGSN_STR "Remove the GGSN from administrative shutdown\n")
 {
 	struct ggsn_ctx *ggsn = (struct ggsn_ctx *) vty->index;
 	struct sgsn_peer *sgsn;
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ DEFUN(cfg_apn_no_gpdu_seq, cfg_apn_no_gpdu_seq_cmd,
 
 DEFUN(cfg_apn_shutdown, cfg_apn_shutdown_cmd,
 	"shutdown",
-	"Put the APN in administrative shut-down\n")
+	"Put the APN in administrative shutdown\n")
 {
 	struct apn_ctx *apn = (struct apn_ctx *) vty->index;
 
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ DEFUN(cfg_apn_shutdown, cfg_apn_shutdown_cmd,
 
 DEFUN(cfg_apn_no_shutdown, cfg_apn_no_shutdown_cmd,
 	"no shutdown",
-	NO_STR "Remove the APN from administrative shut-down\n")
+	NO_STR "Remove the APN from administrative shutdown\n")
 {
 	struct apn_ctx *apn = (struct apn_ctx *) vty->index;