diff --git a/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go
index a527aa6b89..d8a4c8cb85 100644
--- a/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/neg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func (m *NegMetrics) PublishNegControllerErrorCountMetrics(err error, isIgnored
 	NegControllerErrorCount.WithLabelValues(getErrorLabel(err, isIgnored)).Inc()
 }
 
-// PublishLabelPropagationError publishes error occured during label propagation.
+// PublishLabelPropagationError publishes error occurred during label propagation.
 func PublishLabelPropagationError(errType string) {
 	LabelPropagationError.WithLabelValues(errType).Inc()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/neg/syncers/labels/labels.go b/pkg/neg/syncers/labels/labels.go
index c97559f075..d93b61156d 100644
--- a/pkg/neg/syncers/labels/labels.go
+++ b/pkg/neg/syncers/labels/labels.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func GetPodLabelMap(pod *v1.Pod, lpConfig PodLabelPropagationConfig) (PodLabelMa
 	return labelMap, nil
 }
 
-// publishLabelPropagationTruncationMetrics publishes errors occured during
+// publishLabelPropagationTruncationMetrics publishes errors occurred during
 // label truncation.
 func publishLabelPropagationTruncationMetrics(err error) {
 	if errors.Is(err, ErrLabelTruncated) {