diff --git a/plugin/loader/initializer.go b/plugin/loader/initializer.go
index d8ee8aade..2613738be 100644
--- a/plugin/loader/initializer.go
+++ b/plugin/loader/initializer.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	format "gx/ipfs/QmYNyRZJBUYPNrLszFmrBrPJbsBh2vMsefz5gnDpB5M1P6/go-ipld-format"
 )
 
-func initalize(plugins []plugin.Plugin) error {
+func initialize(plugins []plugin.Plugin) error {
 	for _, p := range plugins {
 		err := p.Init()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugin/loader/load.go b/plugin/loader/load.go
index 2555277b0..8edd53675 100644
--- a/plugin/loader/load.go
+++ b/plugin/loader/load.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var loadPluginsFunc = func(string) ([]plugin.Plugin, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-// LoadPlugins loads and initalizes plugins.
+// LoadPlugins loads and initializes plugins.
 func LoadPlugins(pluginDir string) ([]plugin.Plugin, error) {
 	plMap := make(map[string]plugin.Plugin)
 	for _, v := range preloadPlugins {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func LoadPlugins(pluginDir string) ([]plugin.Plugin, error) {
 		pls = append(pls, v)
 	}
 
-	err = initalize(pls)
+	err = initialize(pls)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/plugin/loader/load_linux.go b/plugin/loader/load_linux.go
index 98f0e5ec4..4d1a18cf8 100644
--- a/plugin/loader/load_linux.go
+++ b/plugin/loader/load_linux.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	loadPluginsFunc = linxuLoadFunc
+	loadPluginsFunc = linuxLoadFunc
 }
 
-func linxuLoadFunc(pluginDir string) ([]iplugin.Plugin, error) {
+func linuxLoadFunc(pluginDir string) ([]iplugin.Plugin, error) {
 	var plugins []iplugin.Plugin
 
 	err := filepath.Walk(pluginDir, func(fi string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {